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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Both were affected by Murray showing physical resistance and slapping down at the ball as Brown went into his shot.
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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
That number was tallied after a federal judge in Massachusetts slapped down a lawsuit brought by unions challenging the program.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen slapped down Trump's fixation on Greenland last month.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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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
That number was tallied after a federal judge in Massachusetts slapped down a lawsuit brought by unions challenging the program.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen slapped down Trump's fixation on Greenland last month.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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