dab

Example Sentences

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For the last few days, smack dab in the middle of his long-awaited breakthrough at USC, Arenas was sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

"People don't realise, but cod was not the go-to fish when fish and chip shops started about 160 years ago," he said, revealing that it was dab that first made up a fish supper.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Already in her still relatively short career, Elle Fanning has managed to position herself smack dab in the center of these two polarities, the perfect combination of classic Hollywood and new age celebrity.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

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

A dab of white peeks out of a vase of dried flowers on my dresser.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins