smacked
Example Sentences
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The stench of burning plastic smacked Vicky Vivaldi in the face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
He slammed the expulsion of his ambassador, saying it smacked of "extremism."
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
His double in the sixth — he smacked Robert Garcia’s 84-mph slider into right field to bring home Muncy and Teoscar Hernández — gave the Dodgers a 5-4 lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
They were smacked down in court and Habba got bounced from the office.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
I sprang off my bed and smacked the baked not-so-good out of her hand before it could touch her tongue.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
