Wondering how to use Lapped in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Lapped meaning
simple past and past participle of lap
Using Lapped
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of lap
- In the example corpus, lapped often appears in combinations such as: lapped up, lapped it, lapped by.
Context around Lapped
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lapped
- In this selection, "lapped" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, waves, families, floodwaters, hilly, four and traffic stand out and add context to how "lapped" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and listeners lapped this up and as waves lapped in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lapped" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lapped
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Floodwaters lapped at the door of Manly Warringah Kayak Club. (10 words)
And listeners lapped this up from Dunbar to Durban, and Wellington to Wick. (13 words)
The pair have had their own struggles at United but lapped up the praise after full-time. (17 words)
That is the thing with panto, sometimes things don’t always go to plan – and when they didn’t the audience just lapped it up like they did the Dame’s funniest Christmas cracker jokes of the night. (38 words)
The par three 12th had already been the scene of a “shoey” from DJ Fisher right in front of Aussie star Cam Smith on Friday and every player had lapped up the loud atmosphere. (34 words)
The Red Bull driver lined up last on the grid after crashing in qualifying and finished 16th after a series of collisions, five pit stops and twice being lapped by his winning teammate Verstappen. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
After its successful mission, the Curiosity team was astounded to uncover a snapshot of Mars’ distant past: evidence that ancient lakes once existed and lapped at sandy shores.
Much like her fellow plastics, she has also lapped up the stardom and success that came off the back of starring in the hit teen comedy.
That is the thing with panto, sometimes things don’t always go to plan – and when they didn’t the audience just lapped it up like they did the Dame’s funniest Christmas cracker jokes of the night.
The Burnden team navigated their way around a challenging and lapped hilly climb through Centre Vale Park with beautiful views of Peel Tower.
The pair have had their own struggles at United but lapped up the praise after full-time.
The par three 12th had already been the scene of a “shoey” from DJ Fisher right in front of Aussie star Cam Smith on Friday and every player had lapped up the loud atmosphere.
The Red Bull driver lined up last on the grid after crashing in qualifying and finished 16th after a series of collisions, five pit stops and twice being lapped by his winning teammate Verstappen.
These actions have likely created a short-term headwind to revenue growth until Q1 2024 when the actions will be lapped.
Crowds of dancing families lapped up the atmosphere at OakLeaf Sports Field, in Newton Aycliffe, on Saturday (July 27) as the popular jam-packed festival got underway for another year.
Floodwaters lapped at the door of Manly Warringah Kayak Club.
For hours, he and a small group of others clung to the windowsills and perched in the rafters of the building as the waves lapped around their necks.
He lapped up this season’s Viaplay Cup victory, again sealed by a trademark strike from the man with the armband.
Like the tempo race, riders can gain 20 points for taking a lap, but will lose 20 if they themselves are lapped.
Split time between the jungle and choose from two coastlines lapped by the Pacific Ocean or the Caribbean Sea.
The newlywed couple were seen walking along the stunning rose-lined promenade outside the chateua style hotel, making their vows together as waves lapped in the bay behind them at Cap D'Antibes.
The Tottenham fans lapped it up, cheekily singing “you’ll be sacked in the morning” at Guardiola as they celebrated Porro’s goal.
And, in Archer’s second over, de Kock got his eye in with a pair of terrific strokes, a lapped four and a pick-up six.
And listeners lapped this up from Dunbar to Durban, and Wellington to Wick.
Elliott curtly said after the race he needed to learn how to handle lapped traffic better and never mentioned Logano specifically.
False stories of rape and Human Rights were raised to discredit the Indian Army and these were lapped up by some sections of the Indian media.
Common combinations with lapped
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lapped up 11×
- lapped it 8×
- lapped by 5×
- lapped at 3×
- he lapped 3×
- have lapped 3×
- lapped the 3×
- and lapped 2×
- also lapped 2×
- be lapped 2×