lapped
Example Sentences
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Sainz said he had "no idea I was trying to get lapped", he "didn't expect" Piastri to be there, and it was "impossible to avoid it".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Investors lapped up mining companies, housebuilders, packaging providers, tech names, and banks,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
As the sea lapped around him, he balanced himself on a rock and cast a fishing line into the sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
She filled a cup for Cruz and held it while he lapped the water up.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
