Example Sentences

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Domestic deflation, which reduces the value of goods in the economy, and a weak yuan have zapped the relative size of China’s economy as measured in dollar terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Vector officials in L.A. and San Bernardino counties said residents are asking them when they can bring a batch of zapped males to their neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

If you thought that meant the cast of “Veep” would do the honors for the top comedy award, Annie Murphy’s appearance alongside the Levys quickly zapped that idea.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2024

They zapped nanocrystals of ruthenium dioxide with high-energy radiation, and then watched the changes wrought by the acidic environment inside the cell.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

The last time the two of them had been together, she’d zapped him into her past and shown him Sammy, his great-grandfather—Hazel’s first boyfriend.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan