tar

Example Sentences

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So did the tar pulls, an interactive exhibit where visitors test their strength against levers submerged in buckets of asphalt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"I don't want to tar every business with the same brush by any means, but there is some profiteering."

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Pike perch tartare from Lake Oulujärvi rests on malt bread with capers and dill oil and a whisper of pine tar.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

It simply won’t do to keep saying we have enough muscle for each new crisis, and to tar those who buck establishment wisdom with tired labels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The coffee was profoundly black, almost tar, and so strong it seemed to jump at me from the cup.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen