smack of
Example Sentences
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What the French essayist offers us “shall smack of the earth and of real life, sweet, or smart, or stinging.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Yes, it might smack of the ITV show Mr and Mrs, which first aired in the UK in the 1960s, but this proclamation of undying love dates back much further.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2024
The smack of the thresher’s tail stuns a few unlucky fish, which the shark then gobbles up.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
“Ah, yes,” said Nevin, with a smack of his lips.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
“To tell the audience I was singing despite a broken ankle would smack of searching for pity, and I was not there for pity that night,” she recalled.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
