Sentence examples for but smack from inspiring English sources

And the move to draft a governor who has had less than two years in office this late in the campaign cannot but smack of desperation.

In the 1980s, when she was in her 70s (but smack in the middle of her professional life), she told an interviewer: "I am not really a dealer.

— Patrick Farrell The New York Times: A twist on Southern cooking has made Charleston, S.C., a culinary destination, where restaurants "exult in Southern ingredients but smack less obviously of the region".

Brock's strange fusion — which made him a celebrity chef and put Charleston on the culinary map — has given way to a raft of new restaurants that exult in Southern ingredients but smack less obviously of the region.

He gets his tenth ace to make it 30-0, before a nice second serve to the body which Djokovic can do nothing with but smack into the foot of the net making it 40-0.

But smack at the top of the list of reasons to recommend "Well" is the flawless authenticity of the performance by Jayne Houdyshell, who plays Ms. Kron's mother, Ann.

And another section, "Vetoes," includes some truly strident arguments over restaurants that were nominated by at least one member of the group but smacked down by another.

He all but smacks his lips when he considers the coming presidential race, anticipating what he calls a "demolition derby" on the Republican side.

The segregated ap proach, argue black ad-men such as Peter Vundla, who runs Herdbuoys, the first black agency, not only costs more but smacks of apartheid.

In the first set, Davenport had a tantalizing chance to break Williams's serve but smacked a short ball into the net with the court wide open.

Kalvenes met a lofted cross from Darren Dods with a fine looping effort, the ball carried over the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Robert Olejnik but smacked off the woodwork.