Sentence examples for a slap from from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a slap from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe receiving a physical or metaphorical hit or criticism from someone or something.
Example: "After the harsh review, it felt like a slap from my own expectations."
Alternatives: "a hit from" or "a blow from".

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That shrieking and hopping about would earn disapproval and even a slap from Grandmother.

Lou (Affleck) responds violently to a slap from Joyce (Alba), whom he's just met.

If you take to the streets, you get a slap from the state.

At present, governments wanting to tax high-carbon imports, for example, may fear a slap from the WTO's judicial authority.

We got on very well, but it was the second audition that was magical because it involved me getting a slap from this girl I was playing opposite.

Gathered outside the building this afternoon, yeshiva students described the attack on Saturday night as a painful reprimand from God, like a slap from a stern father.

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I've been wrestling for 13 years, I've won numerous championships and competed with all the top names but now I'm more famous than ever for being the victim of a slapping from Wayne Rooney.

Boards from Barclays to Aviva and AstraZeneca to Trinity Mirror have been taking a bit of a slapping from shareholders lately and it will all kick off again this week with a busy schedule of annual meetings.

He played prep hockey at the Hotchkiss School, and carries the souvenir of a scar on his upper lip from a slap shot from his days there.

Wilson, on his 25th birthday, took a pass from Ray Whitney and unleashed a slap shot from just outside the left circle.

With just 1 35 separating the teams from overtime, Kaberle blasted a slap shot from the top of the left wing circle past Brodeur for the game-winner.

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