How to Use clap back in a Sentence

clap back

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• Elon Musk's estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, clapped back at her father after his disparaging comments about her transition.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Jenkins found a clever way to clap back at this heritage.
  — Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 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.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Aug. 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
• Chappell Roan at the VMAs 2024 clapped back at a red-carpet photographer, and the video has her stans assembling to ride at dawn.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Sep. 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
• CrowdStrike clapped back on Delta’s cyber meltdown claims.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 6 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Lebron has said that her videos are meant to be satirical and lighthearted, and has clapped back at users who have shared hateful comments on her posts.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 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

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clapback

2 of 2 noun

• The clapback was swift, particularly from media outlets in Boston.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
• 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
• This song is exactly what the title suggests: a sassy clapback to the haters with narcissism woven into every lyric.
  — 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
• Never one to shy away from a clapback, Madonna first posted a lengthy Instagram caption on February 7 that lambasted the ageism and sexism at the root of the comments.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2023
• 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
• The clapback from activist conservative judges and the financial service industry has been constant and severe.
  — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024