dab

Example Sentences

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"People don't realise, but cod was not the go-to fish when fish and chip shops started about 160 years ago," he said, revealing that it was dab that first made up a fish supper.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

"The chimpanzees dab them on their wounds or chew the plants up, and then apply the chewed material to the open injury."

From BBC • May 14, 2025

Everyone’s favorite analog diarist is smack dab in the middle of a universe ruled by tech.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

Mencken, who was a dab hand at writing with great verve about how much he hated just about everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

Papito and Mundín dab at their eyes, my grandfather with his monogrammed handkerchief that reminds me of Papi’s, Mundín with the back of his hand.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez