tar

Example Sentences

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He also sells Shilajit, which almost looks like tar.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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

Although researchers cannot determine exactly who left it, they believe it may have been pressed into the tar during a repair by a crew member.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

Spiders hatch and crawl out of my belly button, hairy little tar beads with ballerina feet.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson