The applause built slowly from a single clap of hands to a tumult.

There was just that one baffling incident, as startling as a single clap of thunder.

Not a single clap, not even an appreciative nod.

With a single clap of my hands, I glanced around at my crew.

A single distant clap of thunder came from the sea like a gun of distress.

First a single sharp clap, then a long, slowly fading rumble.

He extended his arms to his sides, then brought his hands together in a single clap.

Imagine a region where lightning flashes virtually nonstop, but without a single clap of thunder.

Jim shouted, and the first volley was a single clap of thunder.

A three-clap ending is actually three series of three claps, followed by a single clap.