Sentence examples for instead of slapping from inspiring English sources

When they push young mothers to finish high school, or to talk to their crying babies instead of slapping them, that familiarity can be part of the leverage.

If the writer wished to ignore a salient comment from Miss Gould instead of slapping the forehead and feeling grateful, that was up to the writer.

Instead of slapping "chalet", "France" and "ski" into Google in the hope of finding decent accommodation, a new website promises to make life a lot easier.

They want the school to live up to its "zero tolerance" policy on bullying instead of slapping Kyle's wrist with a three-day suspension.

'Even then, she was not a petite girl, you understand?' Instead of slapping the shit out of him, she cheerfully continues.

Instead of slapping me, however, he took my hand in both of his and gently but firmly massaged my palm with his callused thumbs.

Google says Internet TV is undergoing the same evolution, so that now it is offering made-for-TV apps instead of just slapping Web sites on the TV screen.

In-app purchases, subscriptions, all that good stuff, give you an opportunity to rethink how can we actually make money here, instead of just slapping ads all over the place, hoping page views make up for our costs.

You know the ones with the awesome covers that looked like Tex Avery doing official state portraiture (back when folks actually spent time illustrating stories instead of just slapping text over a digital photo)?

Most of those were done by one guy, Russian emigre Boris Artzybasheff, who also did a ton of equally cool and trippy stuff for books and science magazines and advertisements (back when folks actually spent time illustrating products and ideas instead of just slapping a shades on a skateboarding zebra).

You take the time to decorate your home, instead of just slapping up posters.