slap

Example Sentences

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The slap fare, as Woods lays it out, is for budget travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Vegas would later go down a man as well, losing Dorofeyev for much of the second period after he was drilled by a Jackson LaCombe slap shot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Speaking outside the High Court in Glasgow afterwards Wylde's sister, Bernadette McCash, described the sentence as "a slap in the face".

From BBC • May 4, 2026

After a prolonged legal battle between Elon Musk and U.S. regulators over his past purchase of Twitter shares, the technology CEO is getting off with little more than a slap on the wrist.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

I award the principal a booming slap on the back—because, hey, when am I ever going to get another chance to do that?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman