The judge rapped the flat of her hand against the bench.

The judge rapped the table impatiently with a gavel.

The judge cast a long, hard look at Mr. Jawary and rapped his fingers on his desk.

Until a judge rapped his gavel and said otherwise, she was vulnerable in a way that terrified her.

The judge yawned, rapped the gavel again, and pronounced a sentence Sam could not hear.

The judge rapped his gavel and glared at the crowd of people, who immediately grew still.

The judge rapped his gavel, not ferociously, and it was obvious that the jury was deeply moved.

The chubby judge rapped his gavel and called out, "Quiet!

The judge impatiently rapped his fingers on the desk.

The gallery erupted in confusion, and the judge rapped her gavel for quiet.