zap

Example Sentences

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Here, a slumber party of the rich and powerful wants to zap their misdeeds from memory so they can get a good night’s sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Top players spoke of temperatures that "zap you" and used bags of ice to try and cool down in brutal heat touching 40C at the Australian Open on Saturday.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Ford said Thursday that it expects tariffs to zap $1 billion from its bottom line in 2025, down from the $2 billion hit it projected in July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

This isn't a supernatural being that craves blood; energy-vampires refer to friends who seem to zap your energy when you spend time with them.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

People cut down the trees and put up electric poles that zap them.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George