tar
Example Sentences
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Economic growth is the only way out of the tar pit.
But in the past decade, as the economy stagnated and leading politicians were tarred by corruption scandals, the earliest skirmishes of the new culture war broke out — and its greatest warrior was Bolsonaro.
From Washington Post
With each tarred drop, my stomach fell, making me feel sick and sad and mad and scared.
From Salon
The fear is that small infractions could tar otherwise-stellar officers and that cops will therefore transfer to other police departments that do not maintain such a database.
From Washington Post
He tucked his toothpaste into his backpack and noticed a small bag with the leftover remnants of black tar heroin.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
