taps

Example Sentences

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In 1981, he made his Broadway debut in the play "Heartland" and his movie debut that same year as a military cadet in "Taps."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

This was misstated in the Feb. 11 op-ed “The Saudi Crown Prince Taps the Brakes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Taps would still have run and toilets still have flushed.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Last semester a bugle horn blared "Taps" inside my head after I assigned a review of "Kontemporary Amerikkan Poetry."

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023

Taps the packed sand with the flat side of his shovel.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day