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Example sentences for: claps

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The word was originally a theatrical term for a showy trick or patch of high-flown, grandiose language that actors would use to attract (`trap') applause (`claps') from their audiences.
Thunder claps, lightning strikes, and Promethean electricity crackles down the pole.