Sentence examples for further slap from inspiring English sources

But for vegans it is a further slap in the face.

And these election results were a further slap in the face for Iran's hardliners.

The Brighton Pavilion Green MP, Caroline Lucas, who on Monday joined Labour in calling for GTR to be stripped of its franchise, said: "These emergency cancellations in the timetable are a further slap in the face for passengers.

He has not said whether he intends to run for re-election as governor in 2014, but in a recent television interview he suggested that he might run again for president in 2016 (a further slap at Mr. Romney, who, if he won this year, would probably run for re-election that year).

Going further and slapping a journalism outlet with a months-long gag order is even more absurd.

The US has recently declared that Iran has continued to violate UN resolutions with its test of ballistic missiles, and the Republican majority in Congress has threatened to slap further sanctions on Iran.

The House of Representatives voted for a wide-ranging bill Tuesday that will slap further sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, while also limiting President Trump's ability to waive these sanctions without congressional approval.

All eight face identical charges that go a lot further than a slap on the wrist: not just three misdemeanors for property damage and defacing, but also two felonies, inciting a riot and participating in a riot where there is property damage in excess of $1,500.

So now every time anyone tells us something's a bad idea, we're like, 'Cool!' " They have further called their slap-happy star-bashing "deconstructing celebrity," and claimed for it a high moral purpose.

Not too long thereafter, the U.S. Treasury Department slapped further sanctions on key Iranian commanders aiding and abetting the crackdown against Syrian civilians.

The administration has slapped further delays on as many rules as it could and asked courts weighing challenges against some rules to hold off on their decisions as the administration works on potentially rolling them back.