tar
Example Sentences
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Warren stayed on the boat, with a tin of tar paint and an enormous brush and Ratwin for company, and Nighthand led them into the city.
From Literature
Zed stands out in part because he didn’t get stuck in this tar like most of the dire wolves, sabertooth cats and 3,000-pound sloths embedded in the main pits.
“This is a global location. People around the world come to see the tar pits.”
From Los Angeles Times
The exterior walls of the old, square cabin were unpainted plywood, and the part of the flat, slanted roof that was still standing was covered with black tar paper.
From Literature
"I think yes, if people are going to go bad, they go bad, but you can't tar a whole religion based on your prejudices."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
