smack

Example Sentences

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We don’t want to smack anyone in the face over it, but we want to ask the questions about where we’ve come from.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 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

She also met a 12-year-old boy who described using music during his therapy sessions, and told her how he now plays the drums in a school band because he loves instruments "I can smack".

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Gen Z has strong feelings about the stylistic imbalance that can doom a courtship; ‘It felt like a smack in the face.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

I smack the top hat down and cover his eyes.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya