clap

Example Sentences

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Agents scattered, and one of them appeared to clap.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

When we clap someone on the back, we can, however unintentional, inadvertently be thumping someone else.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Podcasters and YouTube personalities with direct access to Palantir executives use their platforms to clap back at critics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

It is here the wrestlers, known as rikishi, will perform their leg stomps to drive away evil spirits, and where they will clap to get the attention of the gods.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Pharrell Williams belted out instructions to clap along if you felt happy.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas