Examples of love tap in a Sentence
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For lesser incidents—say, a parking-lot scrape or a love tap at a stoplight—the options become more nuanced.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 22 July 2023
The touch was reminiscent of another love tap between the royal couple at the BAFTAs in February — as the royal couple walked the red carpet, cameras caught a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment where Kate patted William’s butt.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
As the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at the 76th EE BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, Kate took the initiative to give her husband a light love tap.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2023
There was some gamesmanship at the end of the frame, as Adesanya finger-wagged his opponent after a love tap to the midsection by Cannonier after the horn.
—Danny Segura, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022
Berg calls the musicians a dream trio who really love tap dance.
—Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2022
There’s no such thing as a love tap between 1,600-pound race cars at 150 miles per hour.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
Finally, in 2019, JAXA settled on a collection site and laid the groundwork for the cosmic love tap.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Dec. 2020
The hit was more a love tap, a Hey kid, that sucked for you, didn’t it?—but Binnington fell to the ice, supporting himself on the frame of the goal, left knee buckling, then right.
—Joan Niesen, SI.com, 4 June 2019
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 22 July 2023
The touch was reminiscent of another love tap between the royal couple at the BAFTAs in February — as the royal couple walked the red carpet, cameras caught a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment where Kate patted William’s butt.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
As the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at the 76th EE BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, Kate took the initiative to give her husband a light love tap.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2023
There was some gamesmanship at the end of the frame, as Adesanya finger-wagged his opponent after a love tap to the midsection by Cannonier after the horn.
—Danny Segura, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022
Berg calls the musicians a dream trio who really love tap dance.
—Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2022
There’s no such thing as a love tap between 1,600-pound race cars at 150 miles per hour.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
Finally, in 2019, JAXA settled on a collection site and laid the groundwork for the cosmic love tap.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 4 Dec. 2020
The hit was more a love tap, a Hey kid, that sucked for you, didn’t it?—but Binnington fell to the ice, supporting himself on the frame of the goal, left knee buckling, then right.
—Joan Niesen, SI.com, 4 June 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1809, in the meaning defined above
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“Love tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20tap. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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