dab

Example Sentences

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For the last few days, smack dab in the middle of his long-awaited breakthrough at USC, Arenas was sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

It’s smack dab in the middle of the migration routes for the Round Valley and Casa Diablo herds, according to a recent study.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

He passed Ponting with a trademark dab through point.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 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

You can see why I despised Grandpa Tweedy and didn’t have a dab of respect for him.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns