smarmy

Example Sentences

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“Opus” is a knife in his own back, a dig on the smarmy relationship between press and talent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Vance tries to do it with a smarmy smile.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2024

It’s a tough assignment for a self-described wimp who ceaselessly cites his own shortcomings: bad grades, a flabby torso, a smarmy personality.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

So why do I call this calming music “avant-garde jazz” and not the smarmy candy known as “smooth jazz”? Simply: smooth jazz is a category.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

The smarmy guy was oilier than a soggy sack of fries.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein