slapping

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

‘People are slapping the FDE title on sales engineering without really understanding how Palantir did FDE or why it worked so well.’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

However, Underhill was dispatched to the sin-bin for a high hit on Northampton's Danilo Fischetti before captain Itoje followed for mindlessly slapping the ball out of Italy scrum-half Alessandro Garbisi's hands.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The prosecution presented bank records, testimony from over 50 witnesses and documentary evidence, while slapping down defence arguments blaming Najib's close associate -- the shadowy fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

The whole idea of slapping a label on people based on when they were born is a 20th-century invention, originating in Hungarian sociologist Karl Mannheim’s 1952 book “The Problem of Generations.”

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Fly-faced Tirid joined in, his wings slapping another demon, who bit at them.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda