Sentence examples for slapping out from inspiring English sources

The phrase "slapping out" is not standard in written English and may not be widely understood.
It could be used in informal contexts, possibly to describe a forceful or abrupt action, but clarity may be lacking. Example: "He was slapping out the rhythm on the table, trying to get everyone's attention."

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When he sings, in the closing triumphalist march "Big City", that "Everybody's a star/You're the most pretty", it's a deliberate nod back to the collectivist uplift of "Everybody Is A Star"; and if that isn't former Family Stone bass legend Larry Graham slapping out that intro to "Stare", somebody's doing a damn good impression of him.

Welch, though, shows she's no slouch by clapping and slapping out the rhythm of Six White Horses on her thighs and then performing a quick "clog" dance.

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The simple way is to slap out all the stuff that gets ratings".

Players on both sides jostled around, and Gervinho, angered and possibly afraid, slapped out in Barton's direction.

Motel pools, for a dedicated swimmer who likes to slap out a half mile per workout, are far too small.

In the 55th minute a ball squirmed over Volendam's goal-line after hitting the post and before being slapped out by keeper Jeroen Verhoeven in mid-air.

You see him suddenly balance on one leg and turn the sole of his raised shoe upward so that he can slap out a beat with his hands; he even taps one percussive phrase on his front teeth.

Typical was La Curva, a solo in which he danced on a pile of flour, slapped out rhythms on every surface of his body, and flipped between cartoon-comic poses, ballerina grace and torero machismo.

Why write 140 words about a moment or event, struggling over word choice and meaning, when I can slap out a mere 140 characters instead?

If the genie insisted I get slapped out of my world right now, then I'd rather have a Picasso.

A woman claims to have had a glass of wine slapped out of her hand in another building that once was a house occupied by temperance supporters.

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