How to Use clap back in a Sentence

clap back

1 of 2 verb
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  • The whole bar is yelling, and clapping back at Sandoval.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 June 2023
  • Glen Powell isn’t afraid to clap back at his haters — even his mom!
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • This is hardly Jessie’s first time clapping back at mom-shamers.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 15 June 2023
  • But that feeling wore off quickly, replaced by a plan to clap back.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Paris, 43, clapped back at the allegations in the comment section of the fan account @queensofbravo, which had shared the clip.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But the 48-year-old rapper has no problem clapping back.
    — Vulture, 11 June 2023
  • Beckinsale has clapped back to people trolling her on Instagram in the past.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The Midsommar star then clapped back at haters of the nipple-baring gown in an Instagram post.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • Each woman, in her own way, clapped back at high-profile critics who made headlines this week.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Wilking will post an update, then Derrick will clap back.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 June 2024
  • The home crowd gleefully booed Soto over the last two games of the series, while the many Yankees fans in Camden Yards clapped back in his favor.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
  • Noname then clapped back with her own, but later apologized for it.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
  • For context, this is far from the first time Kardashian has been forced to shut down pregnancy rumors or clap back against body shamers.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Kardashian claps back at a Twitter user who calls her a hypocrite and says Thompson is trash.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Paulina Porizkova slammed body-shamers with a powerful clap back.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Cavallari seemed to clap back at some of the online haters who have taken issue with their 13-year age difference.
    — Kristina Behr, Parents, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Moore clapped back at her estranged husband, claiming that Daly was aware of the commercial and agreed to it previously.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Prigozhin clapped back the next morning by posting the picture of the dead soldiers and a request for munitions address to Gerasimov dated Feb. 17.
    — Mary Ilyushina, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2023
  • Less than two weeks after this report was published, Better Cotton clapped back.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • On Wednesday, Lima clapped back at her critics with a post on her Instagram Story.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Tammy Slaton is clapping back at those who have something to say about her appearance.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The Christina on the Coast star, 37, clapped back at criticism over her weight on Friday after posting a mirror selfie from her bathroom.
    — Gabrielle Chung, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • And just like that, Sarah Jessica Parker is clapping back against overhyped 20-step skincare routine.
    — Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Megan Fox is clapping back at critics who had negative things to say about her appearance during the 2024 Super Bowl weekend.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Much like her Modern Family character, Sofia Vergara will not hesitate to clap back when she’s pushed too far.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2024
  • But clapping back on Twitter and expecting a different result doesn’t work for me anymore.
    — Maren Morris, Billboard, 7 June 2023
  • Following a slew of harsh criticism about Gen Z’s work ethic, the young generation is clapping back.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • And much of his one hour, five minute set centered on clapping back at how he’s perceived, dealing with cancel culture, and his views on sexuality and gender roles.
    — Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In a series of tweet-and-deletes, Cardi clapped back with more body-shaming comments to Paris, before eventually sending a public apology to her fans.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 July 2024
  • Superstars tend to ignore social media, but Durant not only responds, but will clap back.
    — The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2024
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clapback

2 of 2 noun
  • The ultimate clapback to staying-in hair that's been chucked up in a bun?
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2022
  • But what happened next spoiled the Wild's initial clapback to its loss the previous night to the Blues.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 13 May 2021
  • Below, Billboard takes a look at 10 times when Lil Nas X showed us all the beauty of the clapback.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Fans of the five-time Grammy award winner commented on her timely clapback.
    — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 8 May 2021
  • Kenya Moore follows in the footsteps of her co-star Whitfield by turning an iconic season-five clapback into a bop.
    — Louis Staples, Vulture, 23 June 2022
  • Sometimes, a good clapback isn’t aimed at any one particular person, but at an entire group of people.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Khloe was definitely pretty nice in her clapback, though.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 30 Oct. 2020
  • In December, Pugh confirmed her relationship with Braff by way of a clapback directed at a hater.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Kourtney Kardashian loves a good clapback at random trolls who question her life choices.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Look no further than Trump’s own response to DeSantis’s gentle clapback.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Making the team would have been the ultimate clapback, and Hernandez admits not getting that satisfaction made her knee injury that much more painful.
    — USA Today, 12 June 2021
  • Kahmora is quick with a clapback, and served up some quite memorable confessional moments.
    — Paul McCallion, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Afualo recalls a time when a thin white creator modelled her TikTok content off of Afualo’s, using the same mannerisms and verbiage as Afualo to post a clapback video.
    — Lexy White, refinery29.com, 12 May 2022
  • Read the Danity Kane singer’s full clapback about her Instagram aesthetic below.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Girardi's clapback comes amid legal troubles with estranged husband Tom Girardi.
    — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2021
  • The designation, created by trans advocate Rachel Crandall of Transgender Michigan in 2010, started as a clapback to the limited coverage of trans people in media, and stories that were wholly focused on the violence trans people faced.
    — Allison Hope, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023

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