dab

Example Sentences

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He plucked a handkerchief from his pocket and dabbed at his forehead, wiped his fingertips.

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I dab at the sweat pooling on my lip.

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Brie dabs at her face with a tissue, and then messes with one of her feather earrings.

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The farm we lived on was called Cherokee land because it was smack dab in the middle of the Cherokee Nation.

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“Ooh—I can’t remember the last time somebody made me so mad. The nerve! Threatening us . . .” Her voice shook, and she turned quickly away to dab at her eyes.

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