How to Use slap on in a Sentence

slap on

phrasal verb

• Bowing to slaps on the wrist would only take away his edge.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
• The punishment amounts to a slap on the wrist for this year’s draft from April 25-27 in Detroit.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
• There’s a difference between a slap on the ass and rape.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
• In mid-May, with a new name and logo slapped on the side of the trailer, Celia’s Kitchen debuted.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 17 July 2023
• Treat your new lashes with TLC—don't curl them, slap on mascara, or rub your eyes.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 June 2023
• Shrinking the size of acne is as easy as slapping on a sticker.
  — Good Housekeeping, 19 July 2023
• Lum said the arbitrator’s ruling amounts to a slap on the wrist for the companies.
  — Max Siegelbaum, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2023
• In the front hallway, Stefanovic took the student’s hands behind his back and slapped on handcuffs.
  — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
• On the one hand, the quickest way to get a movie made in Hollywood is to slap on a familiar title.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 July 2024
• That seems to be the excuse for giving them a mere slap on the wrist for committing acts of violence.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2024
• But all too often, violations have been met with slaps on the wrist.
  — John A. Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
• Trump 2024 flags hang in front yards, and bumper stickers are slapped on golf carts, the main mode of transportation in the community.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
• To see the full range of Survivor hot takes from all 18 Survivor 46 contestants, slap on some sunscreen and check out the video below.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2024
• With little more than a slap on the wrist, Justin Timberlake will now not face drunk driving charges after all thanks to a plea deal.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024
• Any decorator can slap on a scenic wallpaper and call it a day.
  — Catherine Hong, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
• News flash y'all — cutting and pasting a bunch of clips alongside a talking head and slapping on some music does not a doc make.
  — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 16 July 2024
• At a courtroom lectern, Etienne expressed her frustration with the plea deal, which her attorneys have likened to a slap on the wrist.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
• Understandably, your first instinct may be to slap on a baseball cap and think about it later.
  — Stephanie Dolgoff and Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2023
• Like during pregame warmup lines when Josiah gave his little brother a friendly slap on the cheek near midcourt.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
• Gordon won’t be the first or last college athlete to get a relative slap on the wrist for making a mistake, but now Gordon has a choice.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2024
• Singer Ava Max says she was slapped on stage during her performance in Los Angeles.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 22 June 2023
• Etienne, however, is frustrated by the offer, which her attorneys have likened to a slap on the wrist.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 May 2024
• Some financial experts question the price tag that investors have slapped on Trump Media.
  — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2024
• Andy gives her a slap on the wrist for spewing theories about what could have happened, some of which included production.
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2024
• In another incident, a 25-year-old woman was slapped on the forehead while in Midtown on March 23, police said.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
• After a long week, there’s nothing better than sipping a glass of wine, putting on your favorite show, and slapping on some soothing under-eye masks.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• Yes, dry skin craves moisture, but simply slapping on a moisturizer is often not enough to resolve the issue.
  — Emily Orofino, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
• The Pentagon has all the assets in place to execute a retaliatory response against Houthi targets, but a slap on the wrist will not revive the status quo ante.
  — The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
• Attorneys general in a number of states have filed actions against solar companies in the past few years, but have often reached settlements that amount to a slap on the wrist.
  — Alana Semuels, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
• The wine tariffs were part of a raft of trade curbs Beijing slapped on key Australian exports starting in 2020 as punishment for political grievances.
  — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024