Example Sentences

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On television, in character in the show that ran from 2012 to 2017, Ms. Dunham brought to her voice some smoothness and variation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

An actor less aware of their own prowess would play Honey’s smoothness with a noticeable effort.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

A possible explanation is the Sagaing fault’s extraordinary smoothness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

Many players said the game's frame rate - which governs the smoothness of on-screen animations - was unstable.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

At night she dreamed of the dry smoothness of the sheaf, the painful bite of the edge.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill