smack

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

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

That’s almost smack in the middle of its range in the past three years, implying shares could always become more expensive.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

He aims to chronicle the people, places and businesses smack in the middle of seismic changes transforming America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

I try to smack them before they land on my arm.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper