slap

Example Sentences

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Upholstered wooden products, things like sofas and armchairs, were to be slapped with a 30% tariff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, they got a slap in the face.

From Los Angeles Times

International Cricket Council referee Jeff Crowe is yet to deliver his assessment of the pitch, which if handed an "unsatisfactory" rating would see the venue slapped with a demerit point.

From Barron's

International Cricket Council referee Jeff Crowe is yet to deliver his assessment of the pitch, pondering whether to give it an "unsatisfactory" rating which would see the venue slapped with a demerit point.

From Barron's

While most U.S. companies have yet to slap a price tag on their humanoids, a handful have a rough estimate of what they would charge for a stay-at-home robot.

From MarketWatch