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

He passed Ponting with a trademark dab through point.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

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

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025

Her son gently tries to dab it away with a tissue as a nurse comes by with a blood pressure stand.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

There were even a few of Penelope’s exact favorite type of sandwich: cheddar cheese with thinly sliced apple and a dab of mustard.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood