smacking

Example Sentences

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Heilmann said: "My hope is that smacking stops in the UK so children have the same protection from physical assault that adults have."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In 2015, the Republic of Ireland banned smacking children.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Leading the bonanza is Wells, who is smacking home runs at a rate above 0.7 per game.

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

I’m smacking the heel of my shoe against the leg of my chair so hard I’ll probably have a bruise.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison