slathers

Example Sentences

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Benjamin, whose seven previous historical novels include stories about Manhattan socialites, Midwestern orphans and even “Alice in Wonderland,” slathers on the period detail as thickly as zinc oxide on a surfer’s nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

The film abandons its tempo somewhere after the eighth sunset, when the days begin to blend together and Katsoupis slathers on unnecessary hallucinations.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

“We worry about anything that impacts our land,” said Simmons, a craggy, genial man who wears pressed trousers and slathers Tabasco sauce on virtually any food bar his morning cereal.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2018

Where Kansas City is all about sugary, smoky goodness, Carolina slathers its various pulled pork permutations in a thin vinegar- and cayenne pepper-based sauce that brings the heat…literally.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 8, 2017

He keeps sun block on the kitchen counter and slathers it on each morning before he leaves the house.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper