slapping

Example Sentences

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Marc Leonard, summoning every ounce of venom he could muster, thumped one on goal and it came slapping back off the crossbar.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The prosecution presented bank records, testimony from over 50 witnesses and documentary evidence, while slapping down defence arguments blaming Najib's close associate -- the shadowy fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Fly-faced Tirid joined in, his wings slapping another demon, who bit at them.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda