clapper
Example Sentences
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But when he recorded the sequel, a dozen clappers turned out.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023
Back at the zendo, several minutes passed by until some zen clappers clicked, and the dozen or so people around her in the zendo rose to their feet and began to slowly walk in circles.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022
The music underscoring the monologue is both haunting and jarring, and it mixes in sounds from traditional Japanese theater like wooden clappers and samisen, a traditional stringed instrument.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022
So, I went on back on the belt, going like the clappers of hell.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2021
People cheer for us, and Rosa waves and clacks her clappers in the air and calls, “Hi!” and “Thank you!”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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