taps

Example Sentences

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"You can't just turn off the taps and expect these jobs to appear magically in renewables."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

For now, ideas are converging around a new human interface that will eventually replace the decades-old graphical approach and feature conversations with Siri supplanting mouse clicks and finger taps.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The collection taps into the animal spirit, including celestial medallions, saber-teeth, horns, claws and symbolic engravings, in line with Aiko’s forthcoming album, “West$ide Whim$y.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

LNG cargoes have helped keep the lights on in Europe since Russia turned off the taps in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He taps the side of his head, and Gloria clucks her teeth.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish