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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An appeals court on Thursday slapped down the administration’s attempt to get out of providing more information about its efforts to bring back Abrego Garcia.
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Patrick Reis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Between pushes, the nurse slips the soaked green sheet out from under me, slaps down a clean one.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
And then you'd be slapped down, immediately and politely, as is Hamm's way.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Then this week, Steele slapped down a bid to stay his preliminary injunction.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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Patrick Reis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Between pushes, the nurse slips the soaked green sheet out from under me, slaps down a clean one.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
And then you'd be slapped down, immediately and politely, as is Hamm's way.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Then this week, Steele slapped down a bid to stay his preliminary injunction.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 30 May 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 11 Jul. 2025.
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