tar
Example Sentences
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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
“This is a global location. People around the world come to see the tar pits.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Workers initially excavated the tar pits by capturing massive chunks of earth as if they were digging up a large tree, root ball and all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
"If you're small enough, pushing on water is like pushing through tar," says Miskin.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
You can sit and not feel like you’re going to get stuck in the hot black tar.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
