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Example Sentences

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It turns your gift into a slap in the face with a wet fish.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Sam Altman, the Chief Executive of OpenAI, encouraged users to slap his likeness onto AI-generated scenes and other pop culture videos.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

A favorite tactic was to slip into a flock of sleeping birds in a “sneak” boat and slap its sides just before the shot to get the birds’ heads up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This is despite the EU's decision to slap hefty tariffs on imports of Chinese-made EVs in a bid to protect its domestic manufacturers.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“I should have been keeping a low profile. Instead, I go and slap a man with a fish in the middle of a busy beach.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook