taps

Example Sentences

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For years, doctors relied only on written memory tests, invasive spinal taps and expensive imaging to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Bottle collection points opened again on Sunday after taps started running dry for thousands of customers in Kent on 23 May.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The dominance of e-commerce means shoppers from college students to retirees are used to buying marked-down clothing in just a few taps from the comfort of their sofas.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Now she’s got everybody out of bounds, then she taps it real soft and it falls in front of them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

If any fingernail touches the surface I’m tapping—or I think it might have—I start the five taps over or…I don’t know what.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell