smoothing

Example Sentences

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Even before fully driverless cars arrive, this growing communication between vehicles and infrastructure will make driving safer and less stressful, reducing surprises and smoothing traffic flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

She presses a fresh poster onto a dark wall in downtown L.A., smoothing the paper with care.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Research analysing around 100,000 lies suggests about 20% are about managing social engagements - getting out of plans or smoothing over awkward interactions in relationships.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Students at the Busan Institute of Science and Technology carefully draped a mannequin in traditional Korean funeral cloth, smoothing the fabric as if over real skin, before gently lowering it into a coffin.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

I continued separating and smoothing pieces of her pixie haircut.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen