Tapped Sentence Examples

He tapped the page.

They circled the room twice before a hand reached up and tapped Alex on the shoulder.

She tapped on the window and Katie rolled it down.

Someone tapped on her door.

She tapped the ear piece as the conversation around picked up but the words faded in and out of translation.

However, on this, the shaded west side, aided by the steady flow from the tapped pipe, massive icicles, bulges and clusters coated the side.

Damian tapped the knife against his boot, deep in thought.

A tall young man tapped his shoulder and Alex surrendered her to the second dance of the evening.

The trees are tapped when they are about five years old.

The permeability of a soft iron wire, which was tapped while subjected to a very small magnetizing force, rose to the enormous value of about 80,000 (Magnetic Induction, § 85).

She didn't want to talk whilst I was there, figuring maybe the line was tapped or something.

She tapped it and repeated the question.

In the liquation process the ore is heated in inclined cylindrical retorts, and the molten metal is tapped at the lower end; the residues being removed from the upper end.

Penny said, glaring at the officer as she tapped the handle of a sinister looking ice ax.

As soon as dinner was finished, the hostess tapped her water glass for atten­tion.

This causes the lead to collect at the coolest part of the hearth, whence it is tapped, &c., as in the English furnace.

In this, Hernando de Soto, has tapped into a rich vein of thinking in both law and economics.

Sometimes the voltage divider resistor will be a tapped wire-wound type.

Game-This Fisher-Price game features bright animals that pop-up with peek-a-boo sounds when computer keys are tapped.

At the time, I was too distracted by his panting and wanted him tapped at least once to see how he did.

When an oil well was tapped out, a new one was drilled.

In this method, the pigment is gently "tapped" into the skin using a manual comfort tool.

The skin will be tapped at a fast rate, at a minimum of at least three taps per second.

Then I got comfortable at my vanity table.I tapped the ends of my top eyelashes with the mascara wand with the tip, one eye at time.

Then I flipped over the sponge brush and tapped the brush onto the dark powder marked, "Eyelid."

Although Aaron claimed the date was innocent, Nick, red in the face, would have none of it and was convinced baby brother tapped his chick.

Springboarding off his popularity on Dancing with the Stars, Joey Fatone has been tapped to host the new game show The Singing Bee.

Drew Carey,49, announced during the July 23, 2007 taping of Late Night With David Letterman that he was tapped to replace Barker.

In order to bring more attention to the charities that are dedicated to helping the less fortunate, celebrities are tapped to participate in various tournaments.

Deschanel was tapped to play the role of Janis Joplin in a movie based on the singer's life.

She was also tapped by Oprah herself to play the lead role of Celie in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Color Purple, and she also has a new album in the works slated for release in 2009.

Finally, he says that he would …be cool if President Obama tapped him to be his financial advisor.

In 2011, Christina Aguilera was tapped for one of the most visible singing jobs out there - performing the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl.

Not too long ago it was difficult to find trendy plus size clothes, but today fashion designers have tapped into the plus size market, offering current styles to women of size.

The amount of control influences the look of the eyes when they have tapped into their abilities.

Then wail at the rock until you've tapped it dry.

This is an E-for Everyone game, but once you're tapped into the wireless connection - anything goes.

These titles came from a variety of titles, and as such, tapped into into a wide audience of players.

The stimuli used to evoke a response can be the use of nasal suctioning, stroking the back to assess for spinal abnormalities, having the foot tapped.

The human infant is born with a built-in supply of iron, which can be tapped during periods of drinking low-iron milk or formula.

When you have tapped all the information from your memory and your relatives, it's time to do some serious research.

Once that money is tapped into, it is no longer available as a financial safety net.

Local dating services may be preferable to dating websites, which may be slightly less convenient for seniors who haven't yet tapped into the Internet information age.

The best Valentine's gifts are from the heart, but sometimes even that takes a little probing when you're new to a relationship or you've just been together for so long you're all tapped out of good ideas.

Still, all relationships take work, and the communication and deeper levels of understanding waiting to be tapped here far outweigh the occasional verbal misstep.

A small emergency fund is one that can be tapped when the family vehicle needs repair or an unexpected medical expense occurs.

Berlanti's skill with character driven dramas is being tapped for a 2010 film featuring the Green Lantern from DC Comics.

This body tat was inked in a traditional manner, meaning the ink was tapped into the skin without a tattoo gun.

A sharp object such as a bone needle is dipped into this ink much like a modern needle, then the needle is placed into the skin and tapped into place with a mallet.

Other types of molds should be turned upside down and tapped.

This strength reserve can be tapped through smart training as a way to train harder than you technically can.

Once those sources are tapped, then your body turns to stored sources of sugar in your muscles and liver.

After working as a correspondent on Access Hollywood, Jeff Probst was tapped as the host for a ground-breaking new show called Survivor in 2000.

What Zuckerberg had tapped into by accident was the need for college students to connect and share online.

Passwords should never be your birth date, anniversary, form of your name, etc., Make it hard to figure out, and if you have the slightest inkling someone has tapped into it, change it.

Dean wondered if his phone might be tapped.

He then added, "Or do you figure it's tapped?"

The yield of rubber varies, but it is stated on an average to be Io lb of rubber per tree, and if carefully tapped one tree will yield this amount for many years in succession.

The seedlings rapidly developed and in most places in which they were planted grew into large trees which furnished satisfactory latex when tapped in their sixth or seventh year.

The trees are tapped on the " herring-bone " plan and the milk collected in vessels at the base.

The trees are tapped when about ten years old, and as a rule annually furnish from 5-10 lb of rubber per tree.

The vines grow upon forest trees, and the stems are periodically tapped.

This is one reason why young trees should not be tapped.

The lead produced runs into the hollow and is tapped off.

The slag and matte formed float upon the lead in the crucible and are tapped, usually together, at intervals into slag-pots, where the heavy matter settles on the bottom and the light slag on the top. When cold they are readily separated by a blow from a hammer.

The carbide is heated to complete liquefaction and tapped at short intervals.

Petroleum springs have been tapped near New Plymouth.

Rubber trees have been planted with some success, particularly on the eastern part of the island of Maui; they were not tapped for commercial use until 1909.

At length when the furnace was tapped a white slag was drawn off from the top, and the liquid metal beneath was received into a ladle and poured into cast-iron moulds.

When the desulphurization is sufficiently complete, the sulphurbearing slag is removed, the final additions needed to give the metal exactly the composition aimed at are made, and the molten steel is tapped out of the furnace into its moulds.

The iron is then held molten till it has grown hot enough for casting and till enough of its carbon has been burnt away to leave just the carbon-content desired, and it is then tapped out and poured into the moulds.

The water is tapped off from the river Niagara about 1 m.

In 1900 the Colorado river (q.v.) was tapped south of the Mexican boundary for water wherewith to irrigate land in the Imperial Valley along the Southern Pacific railway, adjoining Salton Sea.

Early in 1831 he arranged a small office-bell to be tapped by the polarized armature of an "intensity" magnet, whose coil was in continuation of a mile of insulated copper wire, suspended about one of the rooms of his academy.

Elkington showed that by cutting a deep drain through the clay, aided when necessary by wells or auger holes, the subjacent bed of sand or gravel in which a body of water is pent up by the clay, as in a vessel, might be tapped and the water conveyed harmlessly in the covered drain to the nearest ditch or stream.

Novorossiysk is connected by a branch railway to Tikhoryetskaya (169 m.) with the main Caucasian line, which crosses the Volga near Tsaritsyn, and has become an important centre for the export of corn, and since the petroleum wells of Groznyi in northern Caucasia were tapped it has become an entrepot for the export of petroleum.

Rain drops tapped on the window lightly at first, and then drummed on the roof angrily.

He tapped the Oracle book waiting where she left it.

Imposing columns and pillars of ice were visible everywhere—massive icicles and mounds, built up from the spraying water tapped from the piping that paralleled the penstock.

Patrons were problem music thursdays through agents tapped mickey.

He tapped his finger on Mays ' sketch of the surface topography.

The lowest of these slides reposes upon a foundation-plate pp, into one end of which the screw s is tapped.

Lisa tapped Yancey's shoulder and pointed at it.

She tapped her pencil against the paper, frowning at the scrawled handwriting.

Cassie tapped her boot toe against the footrest and shifted restlessly in the seat while the men exchanged greetings.

I played dumb but I figured my phone lines were tapped and big brother had his eye on me twenty-four, seven.

She tapped one of her fangs absently.

She tapped her chest.

She tapped her temple.

He tapped the lectern on which the Oracle was busy writing in her book.

The girl tapped his arm then held up three fingers, the sign she'd made to mean Wynn.

Gabriel tapped his arm.

He tapped his personal net implant and murmured "Angel" to direct the implant in his brain to contact her.

She tapped her earpiece, listened intently, and responded with a few words.

Brady tapped it open.

He dropped into his chair and tapped the pen on his desk.

Gerry tapped the table for a moment then began sorting the names.

He tapped his head finally, which Xander took as a request to look.

He didn't fully understand why, unless it was because he hadn't tapped her yet.

Motion is communicated to the forks by female screws tapped in the heads m and n acting on the screws o and p respectively.

A coupling collar, tapped in the same manner, is screwed on, and causes the conical edge to impress itself tightly on the flat end, giving a sound and lasting joint.

There, the large cables divide into a number of small cables, which are carried along the footways in pipes and are tapped at suitable points to serve subscribers.

The trees are regularly tapped and the coagulated latex which exudes is collected and worked up into rubber.

This has led to restrictive measures, the vines being tapped under definite regulations as to the manner and time of tapping, and also to requirements as to replanting vines to take the place of those which have been injured or destroyed, certain areas being periodically closed.

The trees are not generally tapped until they are ten to fifteen years old, as young trees yield inferior rubber.

The trees are tapped in the early morning when the latex is most readily obtained.

Donnie emphatically shook his head no and tapped his pad, as if to ask the question again.

Morse code were being tapped out on the steel pipes running along the ship.

Little House expertly tapped into this vein of cultural pessimism.

Behind her, with a shy smile, Aura tapped her shoulder.

The teen shook her head then tapped her temple.

He tapped his finger on the paper.

Darkyn's mate tapped one of her fangs absently.

She tapped at a door and ducked inside.

Kiera tapped her translator and shook her head.

She tapped her translator again despite the hum and determined he was ignoring her.

The boy pulled away with a scowl and tapped on the newspaper puzzle, indicating he wasn't finished.

Imposing columns and pillars of ice were visible everywhere—massive icicles and mounds, built up from the spraying water tapped from the piping that paralleled the penstock.

He tapped her gently under the chin.

He exhaled a long breath and tapped his index finger on his lips.

He tapped the roof of his truck with his fingernails.

The net buzzed, and she tapped her implant to open her channel.

He tapped the subcutaneous button before returning to his boots.

On impulse, Brady tapped his implant and breathed her name as he continued to ready himself.

Dan handed the tracker to Elise, who tapped the screen, pensive.

Brady tapped his foot, frustrated they'd wasted half a day without finding any trace of her.

She tapped it against her thigh, deep in thought as an idea formed.

If any dreams disturbed his much-needed slumber, he had no recollection of them when Fred tapped on his door telling him to rise and shine.

Dean tapped his fingers, giving her time to wake up.

She tapped the counter with her fingernails and counted to ten before responding.

He took the lighted pipe that was offered to him, gripped it in his fist, and tapped it on the floor, making the sparks fly, while he continued to shout.

He tapped Jule's fist.

The river is tapped here by the feeder of the Illinois & Michigan Canal, so that there is direct water communication with Chicago and St Louis.