smote
Example Sentences
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If you want to know how Moses felt when he smote the rock, just find your nearest distillery, book a lesson, and start smiting.
From The New Yorker
There was seltzer on tap and whole grapefruits for the taking, debates about how capital investments will either save us or smote us, sessions with titles like “Facilitating Investments toward a 1.5 Degree Future.”
From Washington Post
Both candidates have spent most of the last week in the Panhandle and the state’s Big Bend, the area where Michael smote Florida as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 155 mph.
From Washington Times
Father disciplined her with The Verse that ends on honoring thy father and mother, and no sooner had she finished it than Father smote her with it again!
From Literature
Edondurath ran behind him and caught up with him at last and smote him.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.