smacking

Example Sentences

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The firm was flayed in 2018 by federal Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington, D.C., for engaging in what he labeled a “high-tech shakedown ... smacking of extortion.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The Department for Education in England said the government had no plans to change the law on smacking, but that the safety and wellbeing of children was a government priority.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Scotland became the first part of the UK to outlaw physical punishment of under-16s with a ban on parents smacking their children becoming law in 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He is smacking a ridiculous amount of home runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I’m at a 50 percent rate for smacking my head when I wake up.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed