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

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

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

A mother-of-two says she is "baffled" that smacking a child was ever legal in Wales, nearly three years on from a ban being introduced.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

There were brief respites, but things seldom got easier: “The wind whipped up at noon and sleet came smacking down,” Mr. Tesson recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

I start to say—but he cuts me off with a quick, tight hug and a wet smacking kiss on the cheek.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli