zapped
Example Sentences
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The prevalence of dating apps and our ability to follow someone else’s every move on social media have zapped the honeymoon period’s lifespan.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Frequently, the volunteers who get zapped yelp as they collapse limply down on a soft mat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But a combination of domestic deflation, which reduces the value of goods in the economy, and a weak yuan has zapped the relative size of China’s economy as measured in dollar terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
As he’d done so many times before this time of year, Walker Buehler had already zapped them of any life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
The first time I got zapped, it knocked my breath out and left me twitching on the floor.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
