slap

Example Sentences

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At the farthest table, a woman sitting alone slapped the tabletop.

From Literature

My skin turns clammy and my stupid butterflies slap at my insides again.

From Literature

As he read, a branch of golden leaves steadily slapped the window above his head.

From Literature

It’s a return to form for the real estate mogul who slapped his name on everything from hotels to neckties to steaks; in his beginning is his end, you might say, with apologies to T.S.

From Salon

A favorite tactic was to slip into a flock of sleeping birds in a “sneak” boat and slap its sides just before the shot to get the birds’ heads up.

From The Wall Street Journal