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
Yet Amorim's words do not smack of a renewed determination to deliver success to Old Trafford, just as his actions during the shootout did not give the impression of someone leading from the front.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
It is all about spice: a tart smack of mustard followed by the slow burn of a jalapeño pepper.
From New York Times • May 18, 2024
I look at him and smile, but I feel this quiet smack of guilt.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
