lap up

Example Sentences

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For now, though, private investors are making hay as the public markets lap up stakes in the start-ups they placed early bets on.

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Journalists often lap up these headline-grabbing moments, with no shortage of people across Birmingham willing to stand up for their beloved city and community.

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"These comments are lapped up and regurgitated on a near-daily basis as talking points without any real balance."

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If this happens, she, like most Nigerians, will be lapping up the "wahala".

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The Real Housewives franchise has spread around the world, with viewers lapping up the partying and catfighting of wealthy socialites in locations from Orange County to Sydney to Nairobi.

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