lacuna

Example Sentences

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A single palm-size vertebra, its central lacuna heart-shaped, had us wondering about its origin story.

From New York Times

Of course, we all have these lacunas in our reading histories.

From New York Times

Enriquez toggles between decades, between South America and Europe, filling in lacunae amid her characters’ biographies — Rosario narrates a lavish sequence from beyond the grave — while blurring lines that divide our world from adjacent realms.

From Washington Post

Posing as a mere translator and summarizer, he treads lightly, interrupting only rarely to note some strange lacuna in the original text or to offer a bit of editorial guidance.

From Washington Post

With a lacuna to fill about Vermeer’s life, authors, filmmakers and other artists have fed the growing fascination through creative speculation.

From New York Times