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

The current agreement, which had been temporarily extended, lapsed at midnight on March 1.

From Reuters

The 11.5% offer across two years has now lapsed and unions are hoping to receive an improved deal.

From BBC

The feral herd has lived in the Gila Wilderness since 1998, abandoned after the last grazing permits in the area lapsed.

From Washington Times

League president Javier Tebas said sporting sanctions such as loss of points or relegation would not be possible if any wrongdoing were proven because a three-year statute of limitations has already lapsed.

From Seattle Times