tap

Example Sentences

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Times reporter Paul Dean noted that Flint helped tap the Owens Valley water that irrigated L.A.’s growth and prosperity, but the fountain named for him had not been in operation for 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Many of the AI country tunes tap into the genre's archetype of the lone cowboy: a rugged, taciturn, plain-spoken man who, above all, refuses to apologize for simply existing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

I said, ‘really? The negotiations off,’ that’s a tap along, right?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Leinster responded well as van der Flier made amends for his failure to ground the ball 15 minutes earlier as he scored following a tap and go from Sheehan.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Does the music feel like it has four beats in every measure, or does it go by so quickly that you only have time to tap your foot twice in a measure?

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones