year elapses

Examples (10)

• A year elapsed before I heard from him again.
• Several years elapsed between the two world wars.
• Only a few years had elapsed since the original discovery.
• As the years elapse, memories of the event begin to fade.
• A full year must elapse before you can reapply for the license.
• The contract states that five years must elapse before the property is sold.
• Much has changed in the years that have elapsed since our last meeting.
• If many years elapse without maintenance, the building will deteriorate.
• After ten years had elapsed, the legal case was finally closed.
• Little progress was made during the years that elapsed after the reform.