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Example Sentences

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He rapped alongside Tupac Shakur in hip-hop groups Outlawz and Thug Life in the ’90s and continued to release music after his stepbrother’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

David Cameron was rapped on the knuckles when he claimed the late queen "purred" down the phone line when he told her the result of the Scottish referendum.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

He rapped about the hardships of Nepali farmers in his politically conscious song—“Prashna,” meaning “Question”—over a gritty, Wu-Tang Clan-style beat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

“Forty acres and a mule, this is bigger than the music,” he rapped.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

She rapped on the window and motioned me in.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool