daub

Example Sentences

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He is a pliant enough actor to daub each portrait with just enough psychological color.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

They're checking that their daub of Harry Kane, envisaged to occupy an entire wall, is complete.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

Celebrants daub each other with vividly colored powders.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Who can “prove” that a painting by da Vinci is worth more than a daub by the most amateur painter?

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

“Call this long?” the sailor replied, swinging far out to daub the curving tail of the dolphin.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare