Example Sentences

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At the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Jaquiline Masomba, 32, is dabbing the head of her 3-year-old son Edson with a washcloth.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2019

On the stage at a small London venue, Beth Ditto is dabbing away sweat and entertaining the rabid faithful.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2017

He’s holding a tube of zinc ointment in one hand and is dabbing Rosie’s punctured skin.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen