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Recent Examples of clop
Noun
Grenadiers and Scots guards marched in two lines, following the rhythmic clop of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.—Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power.—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021 From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints.—Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Schoolgirls park their rickety horse carriages in front of City Hall, ready to give visitors a clip-clop tour of the old town.—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021 Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails.—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021 Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis.—Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021 But the music, with strings and harpsichord over a clip-clop beat, defies classification even now.—Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021 On a bus traveling through the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, passengers are jolted out of their reveries by a resounding neigh, followed by the clip-clop of hooves.—Paulina Cachero, Time, 2 Apr. 2021
There’s something special about salty ocean breezes paired with the clip-clop of horse hooves.
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AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 Dec. 2024
The camera’s pretty static, the characters’ are pretty goofy-looking to the contemporary eye, the story unfolds at the clip-clop pace of carriage horses who do not actually want to go through the pass into Transylvania.
Chef Yuu Shimano steps forward and welcomes the 18 diners seated at the counter to his restaurant, and with a clap of his hands, the team members scramble to their positions for the show to begin.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2024
Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.
Now, new research suggests urination may function in a similar way: Captive chimpanzees that saw their peers peeing were more likely to take a tinkle themselves.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
The door chime at their floral and gift shop tinkles every few minutes as another customer and friend comes in to collect their $10 bows.
The collar’s microphone and sensors can detect rattlesnakes by listening for the sound of a rattle, or detect if a pet goes missing or is kidnapped.
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Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
15 Oct. 2024
Which brings up a second paradox: Dudamel always seems most energized with scores full of rhythmic rattle and percussive excitement, pieces that demand pinpoint exactitude and a knack for assembling large, coherent structures out of jagged shards.
In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.
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Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
When given a shake, the piece emits echoing clinks evocative of rushing water.
The Jack Antonoff-produced, shimmering strutter introduced Carpenter’s newer fans to the higher end of her vocal range, and introduced the masses to her newfound country twang.
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Meghan Mahar,
Billboard,
23 Dec. 2024
His performance speaks to the evolving beauty of Houston—one of diversity, country twang, and unapologetic pride.
Raised by a single mom, Ferrell spent most of her free time outside and listening to music while singing along — sometimes commercial jingles, sometimes Nineties rock radio, sometimes Shania Twain.
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Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
The song is supposedly about how corporations care more about profit than creativity but this song was made to be a commercial jingle, as this Quilted Northern commercial so aptly illustrates.
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