Sentence examples for the lapse is from inspiring English sources

Alas, I think the lapse is yours for the (admittedly minor) offense of snooping.

The lapse is not theoretical — Amis's life is self-evidently the basis of his work — but rather aesthetic.

The lapse is especially striking since Lasdun is otherwise so scrupulously self-aware, so admirably determined to dig unsparingly into his motivations.

The lapse is noticeable, especially because Leffot stands out for what's absent: no Rachel Comey, no Mark McNairy, no Dieppa Restrepo, no Mr. Hare.

If woman is not by this time an angel in human guise the lapse is not for lack of open correction, supplied by the monks in one age or the Menckens in another.

The lapse is the latest embarrassment for the F.B.I., which earlier this month acknowledged that it failed to give secretly recorded audiotapes to Alabama officials in the early 1970's when the state reopened its investigation of 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church.

Hayward had said the lapse was an error.

But the situation was extreme, and the lapse was temporary: victory in the Civil War brought a return to normal legal procedure.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, said the lapse was extraordinary.

The disks went missing 7 May or earlier from a high-security vault, but the lapse wasn't reported until weeks later.

The lapse was their senseless apology.