hand-clapping
Example Sentences
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The album’s second side opens with “Bein’ With You,” a gospel-flavored track with hand-clapping, guitar, uplifting strings and strong background vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
No sign of that at time of writing, and there was a desk-banging, hand-clapping show of unity from Labour MSs in yesterday's debate.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024
The song blooms into full-fledged reggae, but doesn’t settle there; it dissolves into a hand-clapping beat and echoey piano chords, with a few words from Ederra’s mother at the end.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022
The singer’s husband, former hockey player Mike Fisher, commented “thank you!!” alongside two hand-clapping emoji.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021
There waren’t no foot-stamping nor no hand-clapping nor no tambourine-shaking to make you happy.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
