smack

Example Sentences

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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

He was sacked by Spurs 14 years ago and calling for him would surely smack of desperation.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

What the French essayist offers us “shall smack of the earth and of real life, sweet, or smart, or stinging.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

For the last few days, smack dab in the middle of his long-awaited breakthrough at USC, Arenas was sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

This didn’t sound like very fierce smack talk to Aru, but considering that it was coming from Mini, it was about as violent as it would get.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi