clap
Example Sentences
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Teachers at these schools clap and snap to establish order and obedience.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
“We should clap for that,” Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson told the assembled media.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
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
Anya set her spoon in the bowl so she could clap too.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing clap
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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