dab

A dab into the off side completed a sixth Test hundred and continued a remarkable record that has seen the left-hander make tons in his first matches in the West Indies, Australia and now England.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

"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

We’re smack dab in the middle of 2010 again.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025

For years, as an early-warning alert system, the county agricultural people had been hanging Medfly traps hither and thither among our pretty, fructiferous trees — little A-frame-shaped cardboard doohickeys with a dab of fly attractant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024

Far down the road, apartment buildings framed a view of the bay with Alcatraz island smack dab in the middle.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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

Adapting to the slowness of the pitch, he played none of his trademark dabs to third man, instead pouncing to whip through the leg side any time England dropped short.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

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

A selection of all white suits, jackets and lace dresses also featured in the spring/summer 2024 collection, as did dabs of leopard print on shiny macs and dresses.

From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2023

He ignores me, and dabs my forehead again.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

Afterwards Nawat appeared at a press conference wearing a tuxedo and openly weeping as he theatrically dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief, claiming he had been "betrayed".

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

Breach hit a line, Zoe Harrison dabbed a kick in behind and Abby Dow chased like fury.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

Kingston and his mother dabbed away tears as the verdict came down, according to NBC News.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025

She’d dabbed the prints with a damp cloth and, while the emulsion was wet, used the tip of a needle to scrape away the image, leaving a pin-thin white line.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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

She coped by dabbing at her face with a small navy blue towel that magically appeared from under the table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

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

His poor old heart went pit-a-pat as he staggered down the attic stairs and he kept on dabbing at his forehead with a handkerchief.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis