How to Use gap year in a Sentence

gap year

noun
  • An adult gap year is one way to get there.
    — Suzanne Roske, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • That is where an adult gap year changes everything.
    — Suzanne Roske, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • This was supposed to be a gap year in Boston.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Are there reasons to believe that the gap year gap won’t happen?
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 29 Apr. 2020
  • So congrats to all on your mandatory gap years.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • An adult gap year isn't defined by its duration.
    — Suzanne Roske, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Taking what might feel like a gap year might not be tenable for all kinds of reasons.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • In my work with leaders at this inflection point, the adult gap year moves through four core shifts.
    — Suzanne Roske, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • More than likely, the Celtics are entering a gap year.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Vazquez is taking a gap year to pursue his passion of performing as a drag queen.
    — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 May 2024
  • Her first solo — during a gap year before college — was to Nepal.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The truth is, a lot of gap year stories may sound spontaneous, but that's almost never the case.
    — Helen Lu, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2022
  • That reframing matters because most adult gap years are self-funded.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
  • This season can provide a satisfying gap year before the start of a new era.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 17 July 2019
  • Huske has taken a gap year to focus on swimming, a decision that has clearly paid off.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Yip is taking a gap year from high school this year to continue pursuing her passion for chess.
    — Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • Evan took a gap year in between high school and college and moved to France on his 18th birthday.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Some plan to attend an engineering school or take a gap year to work on the project in Rwanda.
    — Hannah Nguyen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • Six former players are in Israel as part of a gap year, Coleman said.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Some young people may travel during a gap year, volunteer, or get a job in their hometown.
    — Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Fans braced for a long gap year, hoped for another high draft pick and focused on all the cap space their team would have in the offseason.
    — Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • That finding cuts against the common fear that an adult gap year will permanently derail a career.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
  • Sofia is not heading off to college right away, taking what may be a gap year, the Daily Mail added.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 11 June 2019
  • Wu’s goal is to play collegiate golf in the United States after taking a gap year.
    — Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024
  • Unhappy with where his future was headed, Ha took a gap year to teach kindergarten in Korea.
    — Jason Pham, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2017
  • His daughter is in a shelter in Jerusalem, helping steward a group of 18-year-olds on a gap year program.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
  • My feeling is that the Celtics look at next year as kind of a gap year; retooling a year to stay competitive to an extent.
    — Peter A. Berry, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
  • Victor Osimhen’s season-long loan from Napoli to Galatasaray has the feel of a strange footballing gap year.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Cousins is more challenging than most, given that his gap year with the Warriors was atypical of his career in so many ways.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 24 June 2019
  • After high school, Neutra deferred his college studies to spend a gap year in Israel.
    — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025

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