hand-clapping
Example Sentences
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The album’s second side opens with “Bein’ With You,” a gospel-flavored track with hand-clapping, guitar, uplifting strings and strong background vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
No sign of that at time of writing, and there was a desk-banging, hand-clapping show of unity from Labour MSs in yesterday's debate.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
They burst forth with full-throated, hand-clapping exuberance, with soloists using the auctioneer’s elevated lectern as a pulpit to deliver a musical sermon about longing, travails, aspirations and faith.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023
The song blooms into full-fledged reggae, but doesn’t settle there; it dissolves into a hand-clapping beat and echoey piano chords, with a few words from Ederra’s mother at the end.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
There waren’t no foot-stamping nor no hand-clapping nor no tambourine-shaking to make you happy.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
