How do you use Tapped in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like broached or untapped, plus the exact meaning.
Tapped in a sentence
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Tapped meaning
simple past and past participle of tap
Using Tapped
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of tap
- Useful related words include: abroach, broached, untapped.
- In the example corpus, tapped often appears in combinations such as: tapped into, tapped to, has tapped.
Context around Tapped
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tapped
- In this selection, "tapped" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, apparently, staff, stick, shoulders, must and belarusian stand out and add context to how "tapped" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after being tapped by his and another concertgoer tapped her shoulder. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tapped" sits close to words such as ballistic, desirable and grabs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tapped
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As a woman purchased a tee shirt, another concertgoer tapped her shoulder. (12 words)
A player with good movement skills, he may be tapped out with his athletic ability. (15 words)
A special master will be tapped to draw new districts for the state, the judges said. (16 words)
At a hotel bar, Sharon meets an expatriate retired philosophy professor (Hugh Quarshie), and just as she tapped her inner freak in “Book Club” by having sex in the back of her car, here the two go at it in the back of a water taxi. (46 words)
And clearly, we've tapped into a small net debt position now, but I think the long-term fundamentals for us is still our own internal target or our own internal comfort level, not necessarily a target because it's not something we aim for. (45 words)
After being tapped by his fellow councilmembers to serve as mayor for 2023, Chris Duncan—now in his third year in local office—said he’s looking to cut chatter and be more proactive as an elected leader. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The ministry statement said some of the missing South Koreans “apparently tapped back three times” after Coast Guard staff tapped on the hull.
After being tapped by his fellow councilmembers to serve as mayor for 2023, Chris Duncan—now in his third year in local office—said he’s looking to cut chatter and be more proactive as an elected leader.
And as if that wasn't enough, Henry Cavill is also tapped to produce and star in an adapation of for Amazon Studios.
And clearly, we've tapped into a small net debt position now, but I think the long-term fundamentals for us is still our own internal target or our own internal comfort level, not necessarily a target because it's not something we aim for.
Andrew Cogliano threw the puck at the net, and O’Connor’s stick tapped in the second chance.
An Israeli warning shot “tapped” a building about 100 meters (yards) away, and his family thought they were far enough from that target to be safe.
Anze Kopitar tapped in a loose puck in the crease to make it 3-3 with 16.7 seconds on the clock.
A player with good movement skills, he may be tapped out with his athletic ability.
As a woman purchased a tee shirt, another concertgoer tapped her shoulder.
A sharp corner from Marcelo landed at the feet of Josh Brillante, who tapped the ball in for a 2-1 scoreline.
Aside from a few claims of tapped shoulders, and a general feeling that you’re not alone – the hauntings of Winchester Mystery House remain pretty subdued.
A special master will be tapped to draw new districts for the state, the judges said.
At a hotel bar, Sharon meets an expatriate retired philosophy professor (Hugh Quarshie), and just as she tapped her inner freak in “Book Club” by having sex in the back of her car, here the two go at it in the back of a water taxi.
At that moment, the child tapped must jump up and chase the child who was “it” around the circle of kids.
At the time, it was revolutionary and tapped into the zeitgeist while also helping to redefine it.
At the US Open last year, Kostyuk tapped Belarusian Victoria Azarenka’s racquet instead of shaking her hand after their second-round match.
Bellingham then tapped in the stoppage-time winner when a deflected ball fell to him in front of the net.
Bodyguards flanked the car Katie was travelling the streets in as fans screamed and tapped on the window, hoping to get a glimpse of the now mum-of-five.
Brooklyn-based rock outfit Geese has been tapped as the opening act for all 2024 U.S. dates.
Bullets broke the deadlock in the 58th minute through Patrick Mwaungulu, who tapped in from Ernest Petro’s cross into the box, 1-0.
Common combinations with tapped
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tapped into 31×
- tapped to 26×
- has tapped 21×
- been tapped 16×
- tapped in 13×
- tapped out 12×
- was tapped 12×
- tapped the 11×
- tapped by 10×
- he tapped 10×