This page shows Gap in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like opening or break. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

Frequent word

Gap in a sentence

Gap | Gaps | Gaping | Gape | Gapped | Gapping | Gapes | Gapless | Gappah

Gap meaning

  1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
  2. An opening allowing passage or entrance.
  3. An opening that implies a breach or defect.

Synonyms of Gap

opening break conflict difference of opinion difference dispute notch mountain pass pass col crack space disparity spread interruption

Example sentences (20)

After some choppy trading near (what turned out to be) these highs USD/JPY began to head back down to cover its gap.

Aberdeen slashed the gap on third placed Hearts to just three points, although the Tynecastle club hold a game in hand.

According to FCA data, for GAP insurance, only 6 per cent of the amount customers pay in premiums is paid out in claims.

A 2021 perspective published in the Regenerative Medicine journal estimates the gap as roughly nine years.

A dunk by Raynaud and a campaign of layups led by Angel shut down the Hornet’s attempts to close the gap.

After an error started the inning, Katherine Karnatz followed that up two batters later with a double into the right-center gap.

After Denver, Las Vegas had the next biggest gap at 57%, followed by Charlotte, N.C., at 56%, Seattle at 55% and Atlanta at 53%.

Gap announced in May it would reopen 800 stores, including Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta brand stores.

After lunch, you might still be looking for something to fill a gap before dinner rolls around.

The move to the cloud and thus browser-based apps has narrowed the app gap with Windows, but a gap still remains.

According to concerned Mr Ansell, council bosses have said the hundreds of riders can park in Pier Avenue and Pier Gap, but nowhere else.

Both hexagonal and cubic BN are wide-gap semiconductors with a band-gap energy corresponding to the UV region.

The data also marked a threshold poverty gap of P10,000, the third quarter that this gap was recorded by SWS.

The part being checked must pass through the first gap and must stop at the second gap in order to be within specification.

The probability drops to 48.8 per cent for a two-division gap, and 39.28 per cent for a three-division gap.

This isn’t another wage gap argument, though the wage gap is the most evident piece of oppression that women of colour have.

Some gap theorists expand the basic theory by proposing a "primordial creation" of biological life within the "gap" of time.

Adrian Cierpikowski was already using a gap site at 160a Rumblingwell to display motors but didn't have the necessary consent from Fife Council.

But Telsey Advisory Group, in upgrading Gap last week, said those discounting pressures were already priced into Gap's stock.

However, it's looking like that gap is going to widen, and depending on how wide the gap gets, it could end up being too much.

These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with gap

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the gap 70×
  • gap in 30×
  • gap between 24×
  • that gap 14×
  • gap is 13×
  • gap and 12×
  • gap to 11×
  • gender gap 10×
  • gap of
  • this gap

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gap" in a sentence?
An example: "After some choppy trading near (what turned out to be) these highs USD/JPY began to head back down to cover its gap." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "gap" from real English texts.
What does "gap" mean?
Gap means: An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
What are synonyms of "gap"?
Common synonyms of "gap" include: opening, break, conflict, difference of opinion, difference, dispute, notch, mountain pass. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "gap" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "gap", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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