smack of
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
It is all about spice: a tart smack of mustard followed by the slow burn of a jalapeño pepper.
From New York Times • May 18, 2024
I stare out the window at the sky and feel this smack of reality right in my heart.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
