tapping

Example Sentences

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The International Energy Agency is currently assessing whether tapping reserves of oil further is needed to soften the blow from spiking prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Instead of tapping naturally with your fingertips, you often have to angle your fingers awkwardly just to make contact with the screen.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Suriname didn’t allow dual nationality, which prevented the national team from tapping into the significant pool of Dutch-born players who might otherwise qualify through their Surinamese parents or grandparents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The country started releasing 15 days' worth of private-sector petroleum reserves last week and it will on Thursday begin tapping into government stockpiles.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

When I come home, Helena is on the sofa, reading the dental textbook, and Januka is standing in the living room, holding her purse and tapping her foot.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron