tap

Example Sentences

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“It was just tap, tap, tap,” the president added.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The Fukushima mayor said officials also saw the bear drinking water from a tap, adding it may have turned the handle itself, and describing it as being "extremely intelligent."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The new Siri is powered by Apple Intelligence, which runs on Apple Foundational Models, which tap in to Google’s Gemini smarts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Open golf tournament are also on tap this month.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I tap the eraser against the page for a few minutes, thinking.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish