How to Use clap in a Sentence

clap

1 of 2 verb
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  • The audience clapped to the beat of the music.
  • She clapped a muzzle on the dog.
  • He clapped his hat on his head and went out the door.
  • He clapped his friend on the shoulder.
  • She clapped in delight when she heard the news.
  • The prisoners were clapped in irons.
  • He clapped his hand over his mouth when he realized what he had said.
  • The conductor clapped her hands twice, and the musicians stopped talking and prepared to play.
  • The crowd clapped and craned their necks toward the sky.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Hold the cup in front of her and quickly clap the cup behind.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Her plays waltz, but her books clap you on the shoulder.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2022
  • His folks clapped when he was done for the day, and unwrapped his hands.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The staff clapped and cheered as more than 400 shoppers walked in to high fives and fist pumps.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • The guitarist clapped and danced along while the teenager performed the track.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • Step your right foot wide to the right and bring your arms up to clap your hands overhead.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Then as the Suns were pulling away, Ayton was clapping from the bench.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2023
  • Sometimes, the trio clapped along to the deafening beats of pans and drums.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • The challenge ahead is whether customers will want to clap along on the one and three or on the two and four.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Three men clapped and urged others to join, but no one else did.
    — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And every night the boys would go to the bottom of the stairs where the girls’ dressing room was to clap them down.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The audience is, of course, allowed to laugh and clap—but that’s it.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
  • Solange Knowles clapped and smiled for her son during the show's finale.
    — USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
  • When the evacuees drive up, all the volunteers cheer and clap.
    — TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Throughout the film, there was a certain amount of dancing in the aisles, and clapping at the ends of songs.
    — Jonathan Gould, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Dozens of Democrats crowded to the front, clapping and cheering for Schiff and patting him on the back.
    — Time, 22 June 2023
  • And the children were laughing and clapping during the film.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Feb. 2023
  • People waved flags, crowds chanted and clapped, and cars honked their horns.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Jordan and Johnson sat at their table while the staff sang and clapped.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 13 July 2023
  • In one of the videos, a small boat can be seen in the distance and people aboard the cruise ship are heard clapping, whistling and cheering.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 28 June 2023
  • Television crews and fans ran alongside them, like at the Tour de France, as onlookers clapped and shouted encouragement.
    — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
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clap

2 of 2 noun
  • The hand claps sound upbeat, the grooves slightly funky and the moves smooth.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • When the verdict was read, a clap rang out in the courtroom.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Someone in a white coat gives her the shot in her left arm and Tiffany claps.
    — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Poppa Louis Allen Jr in the background with the smash clap.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2022
  • But the Hulk doesn't get all the energy from the super clap.
    — WIRED, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Heck, the crowd even came up with a new clap thing to do while players were at the free-throw line!
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Dec. 2021
  • And then in a deafening clap of silence the train was gone.
    — Hazlitt, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The same can be said of the music: Global pop built on strong melodies and hooks, but with hand claps.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
  • It’s got that glam rock feel, that hand-clap groove, big vocals.
    — Gary Graff, cleveland, 10 July 2022
  • Long enough for the sounds of insects and rattling grass to be joined by a clap of thunder.
    — Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The two snaps and a clap is going to get over in live arena settings.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Winger grabbed the javelin near the back of the runway, then urged the Hayward crowd into a rhythmic clap.
    — oregonlive, 22 July 2022
  • In the crowded lobby bar of the Dolby Theatre, things came to a stop and people did the deaf clap as well.
    — Beth Harris, ajc, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The song laces a thumping bass line and 808 claps with orchestral loops as SwaVay stomps all over the beat with fiery bars.
    — Cydney Lee, Billboard, 17 July 2023
  • Those who gathered at West 13th clap and chant Sibley’s name.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The students went through the moves of the dance, including half a K-step, a double clap, a stomp, a scuff, a quarter turn.
    — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • When Styles comes to sit down beside him, Pine stops mid-clap, staring down at his lap with a smirk.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022
  • His enormous return in less than a year deserves more than a golf clap.
    — Michael Cannivet, Forbes, 31 May 2021
  • The ghost of my man Kafka gave a slow, cynical clap for the absurd, from far down the courthouse halls.
    — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • This achievement garnered cheers and claps from the cast and crew of the show, who then sang happy birthday to a smiling Bill.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • Give them that classic taste of Hollywood with this film clap board.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Coach Dan Mullen’s offense was out of sync most of the night, partly because Jones was using a hand clap to start plays.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 16 Oct. 2021
  • But a clap of thunder interrupts the moment, and Kate scurries to bed.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2022
  • At that, Bono and Edge started a steady clap for an acapella performance of the song onstage.
    — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
  • This is why a 12-decibel scratch of nails on a chalkboard sounds much louder than a clap of thunder at the same volume.
    — Christian Thorsberg, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Slowik introduces each with a loud clap of his hands, bringing the kitchen to attention.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2022
  • And maybe like a whistle or a clap in a movie hall is reflected as a story or a tweet in the streaming universe.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Before her jump, Canaday-Elliott got the crowd involved with claps for her jump.
    — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Some of Anys’ most entertaining content has been her easy clap-backs against trolls and haters.
    — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 31 July 2020
  • Why does the riot of tones add up to nothing but a cacophony of claps, thumps, shrugs, and heavy breathing?
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023

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