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tar

[tahr] / tɑr /




NOUN
pavement
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Example Sentences

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Zed stands out in part because he didn’t get stuck in this tar like most of the dire wolves, sabertooth cats and 3,000-pound sloths embedded in the main pits.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is a global location. People around the world come to see the tar pits.”

From Los Angeles Times

The exterior walls of the old, square cabin were unpainted plywood, and the part of the flat, slanted roof that was still standing was covered with black tar paper.

From Literature

"I think yes, if people are going to go bad, they go bad, but you can't tar a whole religion based on your prejudices."

From BBC

Most turkeys, however, would have their feet coated in a protective layer of hot tar and sand.

From BBC