slap

Example Sentences

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Slap a 13x multiple on that and you get $390.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Slap fighting began in Russia and expanded into Eastern Europe and the United States after going viral on social media.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Much of Coleman’s best TV work — like the short-lived sitcoms “Buffalo Bill” and “The Slap Maxwell Story,” and the soap opera parody “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” — aren’t available to stream.

From New York Times • May 18, 2024

After a few years off, Kimmel returned for the 2023 ceremony, the man responsible for reestablishing a sense of stability after the trauma and embarrassment of The Slap.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

“Can you understand me, Seth? Slap your flipper three times if you grasp what I am saying.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull