slapped
Example Sentences
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Promotional material for the tumbler had the phrase "tak on the table!" in Korean, using a word that sounds like an object being slapped on a table.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
When threats didn’t work, the commission in 2024 slapped Levy with a cease-and-desist order, which started the process of full-blown enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Bill Clinton's nine-day tour of China in 1998 marked a thaw in relations after the US slapped sanctions on Beijing in the aftermath of the 1989 protests.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I slapped my hands up there in case a bat was flitting around my hair, and I bumped my elbow into Mr. Green’s ear beside me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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