the clap
Example Sentences
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Among those in attendance were fellow stairwell couples Branden and Jennifer and Andrew and Amy, who taking their cue from all those nights inside Pauley Pavilion, instinctively commenced the clap.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Eventually we heard the faint tinkle of cowbells, the clap of horses’ hooves, creaking caravan wheels, the strains of flamenco guitar, voices singing in unison.
From New York Times • May 8, 2023
The Clapper reduced a domestic command to its pure, performative moment: the clap that demands immediate action.
From Slate • Dec. 21, 2021
However, just the right atmospheric conditions were in place for the clap to travel far.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2021
Yet before he knew it, Clayton’s foot tapped to the hip-hop beat, a simple rhythm with the clap on the first and third beat.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
