slapped
Example Sentences
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Promotional material for the tumbler had the phrase "tak on the table!" in Korean, using a word that sounds like an object being slapped on a table.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Jaguar Land Rover, like other automakers, suffered last year when the United States slapped tariffs on imports, which led the automaker to halt delivery of vehicles to the country in April.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Treasury already has slapped sanctions on more than 40 Hong Kong entities since 2020 for ties to Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Clutched in both Miss Myrt’s waxen hands was the pointer she slapped the map with or pointed to things with on the blackboard.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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