lapsed

Example Sentences

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Raised Catholic but long-since lapsed, he instead harnesses an emphatic merger of physical form and fluid red color to conjure a wholly secular vision of the body and the blood.

From Los Angeles Times

“These violations of the law cannot be criminally prosecuted because … the applicable statute of limitations has lapsed,” the Miyares report says.

From Washington Post

Those offenses also cannot be prosecuted because the applicable statute of limitations has lapsed, it said.

From Seattle Times

Barcelona's defenders, used to a slower rhythm, lapsed in concentration.

From BBC

A man killed a 76-year-old woman in her west London home and screamed "I am God" weeks after his mental health support lapsed, a court has heard.

From BBC