slap down
verb
slapped down; slapping down; slaps down
Examples of slap down in a Sentence
public protests against the dictatorial government were always promptly slapped down
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During an hourlong Oval Office appearance, Trump appeared to slap down, contradict or complicate each of Netanyahu’s policy prerogatives.
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Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The politics of the remote voting proposal shifted dramatically Thursday when Trump effectively sided with Luna and slapped down Johnson.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Both were affected by Murray showing physical resistance and slapping down at the ball as Brown went into his shot.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
Rose has mortgaged her house and slapped down $25,000 Euros to be treated at a clinic run by Dr. Gomez (Vincent Perez), whose methods lean more into analysis than medicine.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
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Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The politics of the remote voting proposal shifted dramatically Thursday when Trump effectively sided with Luna and slapped down Johnson.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Both were affected by Murray showing physical resistance and slapping down at the ball as Brown went into his shot.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
Rose has mortgaged her house and slapped down $25,000 Euros to be treated at a clinic run by Dr. Gomez (Vincent Perez), whose methods lean more into analysis than medicine.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slap down
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“Slap down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20down. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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