a decade elapses

Examples (10)

• Almost a full decade elapsed before he saw his family again.
• A decade has elapsed since the landmark treaty was signed.
• Nearly a decade elapsed while the scientific community debated the theory.
• Before another decade elapsed, the city had completely transformed.
• By next year, a decade will have elapsed since the project's inception.
• The novel chronicles the decade that elapsed between her two great discoveries.
• It is remarkable how much has changed in the single decade that has just elapsed.
• More than a decade elapsed without any significant progress on the issue.
• The legal statute requires that a decade elapse before the records can be unsealed.
• A crucial decade elapsed, during which the nation solidified its independence.