How to Use clap back in a Sentence

clap back

verb
  • Fans booed as Cargill clapped back.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • Navarro, who is from Nicaragua, clapped back.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Sanders clapped back by telling Hill not to drop any passes.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Glen Powell isn’t afraid to clap back at his haters — even his mom!
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • This is not the first time Gilbert has clapped back at Kelly.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Doja Cat swiftly clapped back in the same thread.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • But that feeling wore off quickly, replaced by a plan to clap back.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • This is hardly Jessie’s first time clapping back at mom-shamers.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 15 June 2023
  • But she’s found a hilarious way to clap back.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Shields claps back, denies the affair, and even jokes about a boxing match.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Noname then clapped back with her own, but later apologized for it.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
  • And even if that’s true, the internet wasted no time clapping back.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Ballet and opera companies clapped back.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The people that are doing this stuff are truly trying to get a rise out of you and any kind of clap back.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The thing that is really remarkable to me is that Ava doesn’t clap back.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 May 2025
  • The Bo Nix clap back deserves a standing ovation.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Paulina Porizkova slammed body-shamers with a powerful clap back.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • In the teaser, Oakley is seen clapping back at Parks, who had thrown shade at her about her age.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • Beckinsale has clapped back to people trolling her on Instagram in the past.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Teigen is no stranger to clapping back at online critics, and has fired back at hate comments as recently as last month.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Riley’s clap back wasn’t the only one to come from the Trojans’ football program.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Tammy Slaton is clapping back at those who have something to say about her appearance.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Russell Wilson clapped back at Sean Payton.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Less than two weeks after this report was published, Better Cotton clapped back.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kardashian claps back at a Twitter user who calls her a hypocrite and says Thompson is trash.
    — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Feb. 2019
  • The Midsommar star then clapped back at haters of the nipple-baring gown in an Instagram post.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 13 July 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

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