smacking

Example Sentences

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There have been countless other important space-related milestones since Apollo 17, our last moon visit, but what’s more dramatic than bouncing around in one-sixth of Earth’s gravity and smacking golf balls between lunar craters?

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The first thing she does in the morning is give her phone 30 vigorous shakes, smacking it with one hand into the palm of the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

We don’t like despots and dictators and monarchs or anything smacking of royalty.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

“Vanity Intro” has this sonic palette where you’re setting up a classic pop record, and then a reggaeton beat comes into the back half, directly smacking things together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

Soon we were smacking each other with more than just pillows: the stuffed animals on Ximena’s bed, towels, our rolled-up clothes.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio