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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

One of the victims, now 16, she said she and her family wanted the sentences to be changed, and the boys sent to jail, saying the sentences amounted to a "slap on the wrist".

From BBC • May 26, 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

Scruffy kicked off his flippers so he could slap the sand with his “bare paws.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein