lapping
Example Sentences
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Antonelli and Hamilton started chasing back towards Verstappen, but they were delayed while lapping Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But there was still a mutual show of love as Fleetwood walked down the 18th fairway, lapping up a rapturous reception and showing his appreciation by thumping his heart.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
RBC Capital analyst Logan Reich notes Domino’s is lapping the initiatives that juiced 2025—the introduction of stuffed crusts decades after Pizza Hut and its arrival on DoorDash—with no easy levers ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Wingstop management has characterized the decline as cyclical rather than structural, noting that part of the weakness stemmed from lapping two years of exceptionally strong results.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Even the sound of the waves lapping at the hull was wrong—like the clacking of teeth.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
