smack

Example Sentences

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First off, oil remains almost smack in the middle of its range from just before the Iran war to now, meaning the cost of energy is still higher.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

But what’s extra notable about the sputtering tech partnerships of the 2020s is how baldly they smack of desperation.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

On a surface level, boost buttons and extra electrical energy smack of computer games - hence Verstappen's remark about Mario Kart, the second time he had used the analogy in four days in Shanghai.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

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

I leap off the table and high-five it, and when his hand hits mine, he doesn’t smack it a little bit harder or hold his look a little bit longer like I thought he might.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner