the clap

Example Sentences

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As fans applauded, the singer grimaced: "They put the clap track on, cool. Thanks for being on my side."

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Among those in attendance were fellow stairwell couples Branden and Jennifer and Andrew and Amy, who taking their cue from all those nights inside Pauley Pavilion, instinctively commenced the clap.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Eventually we heard the faint tinkle of cowbells, the clap of horses’ hooves, creaking caravan wheels, the strains of flamenco guitar, voices singing in unison.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

The Clapper reduced a domestic command to its pure, performative moment: the clap that demands immediate action.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2021

How can I ever walk free in the world, after the clap of those hands in the marketplace that were plainly trying to send me away?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver