lapped
Example Sentences
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Even Razaullah's dismissal was pure theatre lapped up by the crowd.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Investors lapped up mining companies, housebuilders, packaging providers, tech names, and banks,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
The Americans are looking up in the medal standings at host nation Italy, which is on pace for its best-ever Olympics, and they have been lapped by the Norwegian gods of the Winter Games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
But instead of water, prodigious waves of cotton lapped around our house.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
