not smooth
Example Sentences
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But the progress between those two points was not smooth.
From BBC • May 29, 2024
“The silhouette, even, the outline of it is not smooth at all. It’s just hit after hit.”
From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023
“It is not smooth, but it is not broken. It is not working, but it is not kaput.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023
The cooperative was not smooth sailing from the get-go.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
His head was bald, but not smooth, like an apricot.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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