clap
Example Sentences
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“We should clap for that,” Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson told the assembled media.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Agents scattered, and one of them appeared to clap.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Once the procession is over, members of the public are allowed up the narrow staircase to the gallery, passing stern signs warning them not to clap.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
When we clap someone on the back, we can, however unintentional, inadvertently be thumping someone else.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
When she finishes her demonstration, she offers a neat bow, and several of the other darajas around me clap.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing clap
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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