1.   As the waves lap in think I detect a note of weariness in the endlessly repeated motion.

2.   The waves lapped gently against the rocks.

3.   As the waves of scandal lapped ever higher in recent weeks, Hill tried to restore some semblance of order.

4.   Azure waves lap every inch of that beach.

5.   But are the waves really lapping at our ankles?

6.   Dozens of family members then waded into the water as waves lapped against their legs and began crying and hugging one another.

7.   Far below, the waves are lapping against a stone-and-green inlet.

8.   First the waves lap at the doorstep, then inundate the first floor, then climb toward the roof.

9.   Gentle waves lap piles of rotting marigold garlands, cracked earthen urns and straw-filled skeletons of immersed mud idols.

10.   Nearby, a solitary fisherman cast his line at the foot of the Fort Pickering Lighthouse as small waves lapped the rocky beach.