smack of
Example Sentences
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But what’s extra notable about the sputtering tech partnerships of the 2020s is how baldly they smack of desperation.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
What the French essayist offers us “shall smack of the earth and of real life, sweet, or smart, or stinging.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
He was sacked by Spurs 14 years ago and calling for him would surely smack of desperation.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The smack of the thresher’s tail stuns a few unlucky fish, which the shark then gobbles up.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
We didn’t have ball gloves, so you heard the smack of the ball in the heel of the hand.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
