smack

Example Sentences

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Yes, the angry Angeleno archetype is a real phenomenon that flares up in local elections to smack back at the powers that be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

I arrived an hour early—and ran smack into a crowded flash-mob dance class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“Backrooms” is a film only a 20-year-old — someone whose existence sits smack in-between decades of uniform past and the blip of a recent few years filled with massive change — could make.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

First off, oil remains almost smack in the middle of its range from just before the Iran war to now, meaning the cost of energy is still higher.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Still—call it the deepest of desires smack up against a lost cause.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti