slapping

Example Sentences

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The finish was epitomized in the final minutes when, leading by five, Smart had a lunging, slapping steal before throwing a perfect bounce pass to a driving James, who finished with a dunk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“People are slapping the FDE title on sales engineering without really understanding how Palantir did FDE or why it worked so well.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

However, Underhill was dispatched to the sin-bin for a high hit on Northampton's Danilo Fischetti before captain Itoje followed for mindlessly slapping the ball out of Italy scrum-half Alessandro Garbisi's hands.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

In Wall Street speak, it’s a term premium—the additional yield investors are slapping today to hedge against change in prices on longer term debt in the future.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

He flexed his right arm, slapping at his biceps.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo