daub
Example Sentences
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Each death is a daub of paint on a vast canvas, but for the bereaved, each opens up a gaping chasm of grief.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023
They're checking that their daub of Harry Kane, envisaged to occupy an entire wall, is complete.
From BBC • May 28, 2023
Collage may indicate motion in Furey’s work, as in two pictures of dancers whose bodies are covered in patterns, whether more flower photos or rendered with line and daub.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023
Celebrants daub each other with vividly colored powders.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022
There was always a daub of anesthetic ointment, or a pill; or in severe instances, an injection that brought complete and instantaneous deliverance.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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