dab

Example Sentences

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"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

That extra dab of guacamole on a burrito is likely to cost more in coming days.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

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

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

And during a 2016 debate for a California US Senate seat, Ms Harris’s opponent inexplicably punctuated her closing statement with a dab – a dance move that was popular at the time.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

I would pace, waiting for him, turn the television on and then off, dab behind my ears with perfume, Opium it was.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood