dab

Example Sentences

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“We don’t want to live in fear, so we make ourselves useful working for organizations that move the scale away from fear and put us smack dab in the middle of love.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

A dab into the off side completed a sixth Test hundred and continued a remarkable record that has seen the left-hander make tons in his first matches in the West Indies, Australia and now England.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

That extra dab of guacamole on a burrito is likely to cost more in coming days.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

We’re smack dab in the middle of 2010 again.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025

“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.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix