daub

Example Sentences

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Each death is a daub of paint on a vast canvas, but for the bereaved, each opens up a gaping chasm of grief.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023

Celebrants daub each other with vividly colored powders.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Pour some coffee and daub a toasted muffin with planetary jam: It’s breakfast with the planets.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2022

In the absence of costumes or conspicuous floats, young people used their imaginations to daub eye-catching slogans on protest signs for the youth march.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2021

“Call this long?” the sailor replied, swinging far out to daub the curving tail of the dolphin.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare