tar

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

“Zed still has a little tar still seeping from his skull,” said Lori Bettison-Varga, director, “but we’re going to show him off, anyway.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

"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 • Jan. 9, 2026

St. Louis air smelled of tar and doughnuts, old boards washed up out of the muddy river, red bricks, and licorice.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye