tapping

Example Sentences

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Eddie Van Halen, whose two-handed tapping made him a generational talent, died of cancer in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Studies now show that plants can continue drawing large amounts of water even during hot, dry conditions, tapping both snowmelt and groundwater and reducing the amount that reaches rivers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Also tapping into print history is Cristea Roberts’s exhibition of a series of works by Paula Rego.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"It is definitely tapping into something that is bigger than any one of us."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Most of the time when Daddy says “Ida B,” it’s fast and it’s smiling and goes up and down real quick, like tapping your feet to some happy music.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan