slapping

Example Sentences

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‘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

When the Rockets called a time out, the Lakers bench all ran over to Doncic, hugging him, slapping him and James nudging him for a job very well done.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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

In Wall Street speak, it’s a term premium—the additional yield investors are slapping today to hedge against change in prices on longer term debt in the future.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Leo says, slapping a wet brush on his palm.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz