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

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

There’s a daub of blue paint in one corner, which he squished into the surface over a background of very, very light colors, and he’s painted the word “photo” above it.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2022

Above and below the church were our dwelling places, some forty cottages and huts of wattle and daub, thatch and wood, dirt and mud, all in varying shades of brown.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi