clap on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Our tasks were simple: Smile, to smile, show guests where to sit, clap on command.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
MOSORIOT, Kenya — Feet lightly clap on an empty road just after sunrise on Sunday, 15 days out from the 126th Boston Marathon.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
“What looked like one thunder clap on Saturday night is a hurricane,” added Peter Levi, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
It ticks so many offending boxes: schmaltzy sleigh bells, a 60s girl group-imitating style, the sort of head-bopping tempo that makes people clap on the one and three.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2015
Yet before he knew it, Clayton’s foot tapped to the hip-hop beat, a simple rhythm with the clap on the first and third beat.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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