slapping

Example Sentences

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Brussels has also taken several steps to protect its market from what it describes as unfair Chinese competition, including slapping extra levies on small parcels from China.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“People are slapping the FDE title on sales engineering without really understanding how Palantir did FDE or why it worked so well.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

However, Underhill was dispatched to the sin-bin for a high hit on Northampton's Danilo Fischetti before captain Itoje followed for mindlessly slapping the ball out of Italy scrum-half Alessandro Garbisi's hands.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Soon, a dog and a baby are involved in the increasingly silly slapping.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

DeShon, eyes closed, not taking off his headphones, bobs his head, slapping his thigh to a beat.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes