clap

Example Sentences

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He remembers the crowd being loud and clapping after he pinned his opponent.

From Los Angeles Times

Kids were jumping up and down and clapping and hollering, “Go, Eugene! Go, Eugene!” and then, “Go, Hammerhead! Go, Hammerhead!”

From Literature

Aunt Kitty clapped her hands and gave me such a look of pride, I felt a flower start to blossom in my chest.

From Literature

Mann’s hilarious Brad says to Ben, grinning nervously and clapping his hands in an attempt to make friends.

From Los Angeles Times

Generally, Bryant says, the volunteer will get into the crawl space with the bear, get behind the massive animal and scare him by yelling, clapping and sometimes firing a paintball gun.

From Los Angeles Times