smacking

Example Sentences

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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

Jersey was the first part of the British Isles to ban smacking in April 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He is smacking a ridiculous amount of home runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

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

He slings his backpack over his shoulder so hard that it makes a smacking sound.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila