daubed

Example Sentences

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Martine Letterie, one of the campaign's organisers, said concentration camps were increasingly the target of vandalism, including far-right imagery daubed on sites.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Red paint was also daubed over buildings and walls at the resort.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

With the campaign heading into the homestretch, Gluesenkamp Perez recently embarked on a RV tour of the 3rd Congressional District, down twisting two-lane roads, past farmland and forests daubed with red, yellow and orange.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024

In Barcelona, demonstrators fired at foreign visitors with water pistols and among the slogans daubed on their banners were: “Tourism kills the city” and “Tourists go home.”

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

I don’t know if I saw blood before turning into Mother’s arms or if I daubed it on later, in my memory, with a big brush.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel