zap

Example Sentences

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Next up: electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS, where people wear damp suits covered with electrodes that zap their major muscle groups simultaneously for about 20 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"I definitely think it could kind of zap you pretty quick with how hot it could get," she said.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

This isn't a supernatural being that craves blood; energy-vampires refer to friends who seem to zap your energy when you spend time with them.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

It can lead to side effects such as a symptom called "brain zap" in which patients feel sudden shocks in their head.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025

Clancy leveled me with a look of annoyance that I had only seen him wear once, after realizing one of the remaining Yellows couldn’t zap one of the camp’s few washing machines back to life.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken