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Examples (10)

• The waves lapped at his feet.
• The gentle tide laps at the sandy shore.
• You can hear the water lapping at the boat's hull.
• The tiny ripples will lap at the edges of the pond.
• Before long, the sea had lapped at the base of the cliffs.
• The lake water usually laps at the rocks very quietly.
• She watched the small waves lap at the pier.
• The river had been lapping at the banks all night.
• Even a small amount of water can lap at the shore during a storm.
• We listened to the water softly lapping at the boat.