smacking

Example Sentences

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Several amendments have been attached and selected for debate - but the one that called for a ban on smacking children has been dropped.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Scotland became the first part of the UK to outlaw physical punishment of under-16s with a ban on parents smacking their children becoming law in 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He is smacking a ridiculous amount of home runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

There have been countless other important space-related milestones since Apollo 17, our last moon visit, but what’s more dramatic than bouncing around in one-sixth of Earth’s gravity and smacking golf balls between lunar craters?

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“Well, you see, believers seek the Deathly Hallows,” said Xenophilius, smacking his lips in apparent appreciation of the Gurdyroot infusion.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling