dab

Example Sentences

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He thought about a huge, fuzzy, juicy caterpillar, placed right in the center of a piece of whole-wheat bread, maybe with a little mustard dabbed on him.

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There was no chance of seeing an ocean in Sassafras Springs, which is set smack dab in the center of the country.

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She dabbed at her eyes and hurried into the kitchen.

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She hesitated for a moment, as if doubting the gesture, before taking it and dabbing her eyes.

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“He’s dabbing at them with a napkin right now. Something must have gone down.”

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