tar
Example Sentences
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The track surface of crushed rock and tar was so damaging to tires that later that year workers laid some 3.2 million bricks over the 2.5-mile oval—thus its enduring nickname, “The Brickyard.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
He also sells Shilajit, which almost looks like tar.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Pike perch tartare from Lake Oulujärvi rests on malt bread with capers and dill oil and a whisper of pine tar.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Although researchers cannot determine exactly who left it, they believe it may have been pressed into the tar during a repair by a crew member.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
Bye and bye they came to a set of tracks cooked into the tar.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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