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Recent Examples of clop
Noun
Grenadiers and Scots guards marched in two lines, following the rhythmic clop of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.—Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power.—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021 From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints.—Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Schoolgirls park their rickety horse carriages in front of City Hall, ready to give visitors a clip-clop tour of the old town.—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021 Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails.—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021 Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis.—Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021 But the music, with strings and harpsichord over a clip-clop beat, defies classification even now.—Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021 On a bus traveling through the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, passengers are jolted out of their reveries by a resounding neigh, followed by the clip-clop of hooves.—Paulina Cachero, Time, 2 Apr. 2021
The tiny Greek island, only 90 minutes by ferry from Athens, has been renowned for generations as a dreamy, car-free outpost where the only traffic sound is the clip-clop of donkey hooves and the most stressful decision is which white wine to choose with dinner.
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Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
There’s something special about salty ocean breezes paired with the clip-clop of horse hooves.
Countless videos have been posted online about clap boxes, showing guests having their magical minute of fame or trying to mess with the cast by going in and out of the box over and over again.
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Nicholas Kobe,
People.com,
6 July 2025
The entire Republican conference applauded when the bill passed, with several shaking Johnson’s hand and giving him a clap on the back.
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Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
3 July 2025
The water fountains are trickling; wind chimes tinkle and shimmer in the breeze, and the store’s seemingly endless lines of indoor and outdoor décor are available to celebrate each season and occasion.
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Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2025
Amid the tinkle of glassware and clang of cutlery, Saru Jayaraman, an L.A. attorney and president of One Fair Wage, a national coalition pushing to raise wages in the service sector, emphasized the urgency of addressing a steep increase in the cost of living.
The Country Bear Musical Jamboree was retooled with more Southern twang in its playlist.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
On the follow-up to his 2024 albums, $10 Cowboy and Visions of Dallas, the Texas singer-songwriter brings back his charming vocal twang and bluesy guitar touch for a dozen songs about learning from life’s lessons and forging on when the odds are stacked against you.
Of course, using the app does take away the throwback tradition of waiting to hear the jingle, an earworm that was written around 1960 by Philadelphia’s Les Wass, who passed away in 2016.
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Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
Schwartz once made an experimental montage blending a Coca-Cola jingle with soundbites from Richard Nixon’s Watergate speeches, an evocative and surreal sonic collage that captured the contradictions of American life.
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Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 June 2025
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