slap

Example Sentences

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“If it had been six months earlier, they would have given us a slap on the hand,” he said.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

But what strikes a viewer immediately—and it’s a welcome slap in the head—is that two actors worthy of their own movies are being given the chance to show what they’re all about.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

We want to give people like a summer EP, something they can slap during the summer when they’re partying.

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

Seven minutes after the bell, I finally slap my composition notebook down on my desk and read the prompt on the whiteboard.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day