not smooth
Example Sentences
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But the road to Newsom’s desk was not smooth.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
But the progress between those two points was not smooth.
From BBC • May 29, 2024
The cooperative was not smooth sailing from the get-go.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
The road is not smooth; and no one is going to coast easily ahead.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2023
His hand turned cold, not smooth, not waxy, just very, very cold.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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