Clapped

Examples

• Diana clapped her hands. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• When I finished reading my first page, and stopped for breath, he clapped his hands and cried out in his hearty way, Das ist gut! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• She used to say yo' were the prettiest thing she'd ever clapped eyes on. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• He looked at Anselmo and then clapped him on the back again as they started up the hill. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Here Marianne, in an ecstasy of indignation, clapped her hands together, and cried, Gracious God! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Zat Arras clapped his hands as he ceased speaking. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Sherlock Holmes clapped his hands softly together and chuckled. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• On learning his good fortune she almost clapped her hands. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• At last he clapped his hat on his head and flung out of the room. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The country, says Mr. George, plying his knife and fork; why, I suppose you never clapped your eyes on the country, Phil? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He clapped his hands; I have done it this time--hurrah! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• A knock was heard at the door; the mother opened it, and the children crowded round her, and clapped their hands for joy, as their father entered. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I was unable to remain for a single instant in the same place; I jumped over the chairs, clapped my hands, and laughed aloud. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• All the boys clapped hands in token of applause and sympathy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Helena caught sight of this first, and clapped her hands merrily. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Madame put her knife under her arm, and clapped her hands as at a play. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He clapped to the telescope and flung his arms round his mother. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I knew my man, however, and I clapped a pistol to his head before he could strike. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• In an instant Holmes clapped a pistol to his head, and Martin slipped the handcuffs over his wrists. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• To this day France is cramped by this early nineteenth-century strait-waistcoat into which he clapped her. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Holmes clapped his hands approvingly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• For answer Holmes clapped the hat upon his head. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Here the honest but inflexible servant clapped the door to and bolted it within. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Holmes smiled, and clapped Lestrade upon the shoulder. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I rushed forward, fell down, clapped my hand to my face, and became a piteous spectacle. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Holmes had looked annoyed, but his brow cleared, and he clapped me on the shoulder. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He had not been lonely since the _Ingl閟_ had clapped him on the shoulder. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• So you never clapped your eyes upon the country--marshes and dreams excepted. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• No sooner did he face her, than Miss Pross uttered a scream, and clapped her hands. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I now clapped my hands in sudden joy--my pulse bounded, my veins thrilled. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

Checker: Witt