smack

Example Sentences

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First off, oil remains almost smack in the middle of its range from just before the Iran war to now, meaning the cost of energy is still higher.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

But what’s extra notable about the sputtering tech partnerships of the 2020s is how baldly they smack of desperation.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

This would smack middle-class homeowners in the outer boroughs as well as the wealthy in Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

We don’t want to smack anyone in the face over it, but we want to ask the questions about where we’ve come from.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The huge pale mushroom—which lived smack in the middle of the garden— did not respond.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman