dab

Example Sentences

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He passed Ponting with a trademark dab through point.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

"The chimpanzees dab them on their wounds or chew the plants up, and then apply the chewed material to the open injury."

From BBC • May 14, 2025

Everyone’s favorite analog diarist is smack dab in the middle of a universe ruled by tech.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

Mencken, who was a dab hand at writing with great verve about how much he hated just about everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

I grab a fistful of napkins and dab at my shoes.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman