smacking

Example Sentences

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Smacking his head on a lamppost while chasing one woman and ogling another, Damien is transported to a parallel universe in which women don’t just run the world, the nature of the sexes has flipped.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Smacking bans have already been brought in by devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Jersey, outlawing the use of physical violence to punish children.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

My sister and I took the Lip Smacking Foodie Tours the last time I visited Vegas, so I just knew I had to take my wife on a tour this time around.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

Smacking his lips from across the interrogation table, makeup smearing his face like acid wash, The Joker takes an existential swipe at Batman halfway through Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, and leaves a scar.

From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2018

Smacking her lips frankly, she smiled at Dumbledore for the first time, and he didn’t hesitate to press his advantage.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling