dab
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Learning from England mistakes in Perth and his own previous troubles in Australia, Root barely scored through the covers and largely put away any intention to dab the ball behind square on the off side.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
“We don’t want to live in fear, so we make ourselves useful working for organizations that move the scale away from fear and put us smack dab in the middle of love.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
Everyone’s favorite analog diarist is smack dab in the middle of a universe ruled by tech.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
Her son gently tries to dab it away with a tissue as a nurse comes by with a blood pressure stand.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
I saw him dab at his eyes and sigh like a fond father as Laertes finally disappeared.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Both men pushed through the covers, Root played his trademark dabs to third man.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
We’re not talking about traditional formulaic “landscapes” of yore — SoCal tract homes swathed in lawns edged with nondescript shrubs and dabs of annual color bought at big-box nurseries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
Martha Stewart doesn't do warts, but Cutler edits a wry irony into the artful coverage she dabs on her blemishes, like her refusal to count her marital infidelity as equivalent to that of her husband.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
His voice was firm, doling out dabs of sweetness cut with the occasional thrilling yelp.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Abuela pulls out a handkerchief and dabs at her tears.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
In another, a grey-haired woman laid one hand atop the coffin while she dabbed her eyes with a tissue.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
In the rear open kitchen, Manon Fleury turned humble winter produce into memorable dishes: Fried sweet-potato threads mimicked a mini funnel cake, dabbed with loquat jam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
She dabbed some oil on the inside of my wrists — a special concoction her mother Diane makes called Wolf Oil, which you can buy at the collective for $45.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
He frequently dabbed at the eye and found it difficult to match Rodriguez's pace.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
Mama dabbed at the perspiration on her neck and spoke in an even voice.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Soon, these glasses would make him double over in laughter when she performed and cried, dabbing her eyes with tissue through the frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
We see through her eyes an assistant dabbing moisturizer on her hand, art installers asking where she wants a large sculpture, a man cleaning her pool who greets her.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Inside, women are dabbing moisturizers, sampling eye shadows and swabbing lipsticks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
"You have given him the best birthday gift he could ever have," she said, dabbing away tears and occasionally pausing to collect herself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
She leaned forward between sips of coffee, dabbing at her face.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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