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

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

In the absence of costumes or conspicuous floats, young people used their imaginations to daub eye-catching slogans on protest signs for the youth march.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2021

Every house was roofed with thatch, and had walls of wattle and daub.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi