dab

Example Sentences

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“Ooh—I can’t remember the last time somebody made me so mad. The nerve! Threatening us . . .” Her voice shook, and she turned quickly away to dab at her eyes.

From Literature

"People don't realise, but cod was not the go-to fish when fish and chip shops started about 160 years ago," he said, revealing that it was dab that first made up a fish supper.

From BBC

The jackalope used his cloak to dab at his eyes.

From Literature

He thought about a huge, fuzzy, juicy caterpillar, placed right in the center of a piece of whole-wheat bread, maybe with a little mustard dabbed on him.

From Literature

There was no chance of seeing an ocean in Sassafras Springs, which is set smack dab in the center of the country.

From Literature