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How to use the word clapping in a Sentence?

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You’re clapping, but I ’m terrified !

Rabbi Joshua Franklin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

She was glowing with excitement. ... And if anyone dares to believe that she’s here with us somehow, you’ll be able to see her clapping, clapping and cheering with us.

Thomas Vinterberg

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

She was supposed to be in this and if anyone dares to believe that she's here with us somehow, you'd be able to see her clapping and cheering with us, we ended up making this movie for her -- as her monument. So, Ida, this is a miracle that just happen, and you're a part of this miracle -- maybe even pulling some strings somewhere. But this one is for you.

Thomas Vinterberg

Found on CNN
3 years ago

She loved this. She was supposed to be in this. Carey Mulligan'll be able to see her clapping and cheering with us. We ended up making this movie for her, as her monument. So, Ida, this is a miracle that just happened and Carey Mulligan're a part of this miracle. Maybe Carey Mulligan've been pulling some strings somewhere, I don't know. But this one is for Carey Mulligan.

Thomas Vinterberg

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Everyone was clapping. No one was shaking hands, that's for sure... but we were clapping.

The New York-native

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We stood like two trees beside, intertwined into one. And when the winds blew against us, we would laugh at it, as leaves clapping hands to our strength. Always day. We had all the stars, but no sky to hang them onto. We were brave, but not strong. Bare, but not skeleton. We had song, but no dance. Time slipped as a blessed curse. We knew the pennies were slipping from our pockets, and we left them there on the ground as worthless cents. In wordless sense, we finally found our darkness, but the stars had all faded by then.

Anthony Liccione

added by anonymous
4 years ago

They were talking a lot in between my first and second serves, and clapping on double( faults), i was getting into it, of course, in the heat of the moment.

Denis Shapovalov

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are only an enforcement agency with limited power under the law. When facing such a series of massive rioting incidents, we cannot work alone - clapping only with one hand - without appropriate measures and support from top level.

Po Lam

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

What has always surprised me is to see these grownups clapping when the opposing team misses a foul shot, its one thing if the kids in the stands do, but to have grownups cheering a childs mistake I think is just accepted now.

Linda Flanagan

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Oh, please with the clapping. He’s one of the good ones.

Meghan McCain

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We walked in, and everyone started standing up and clapping for us, and Allan and I just showed off our medals.

Ruth Willman

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I literally started clapping when I saw Charlize Theron. She's so beautiful.

Tina Fey

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When I clap twice the light turns on, as it detects that I'm clapping. When I write an English 'R' in the air the red light turns on, and when I write an English 'Y' the yellow light turns on. Lastly, when I clap twice the light turns off, during this process we are communicating and interacting on the Human Computer Interface by using the internet of things, and the wearable device.

Mark Ven

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I've been thinking about that old Zen conundrum what's the sound of one hand clapping My personal opinion--nothing. You don't have two hands, you don't have any clapping. It's as simple as that. Stars, galaxies, clapping hands, what's the point The point is that we all need somebody, whether you're a supercluster or a little proton, a yin or a yang. Everybody is hooked into everybody else.

Geoffrey Neighor

added by anonymous
14 years ago

What is the sound of one hand clapping

Confucius

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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