spang
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of spang
First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Clarence Decatur Howe, the blunt, prow-chinned Reconstruction Minister, was spang in the middle of a row with labor.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Beverly Hills is spang in the middle of one of America's largest urban bowls, Mr. Sarthou.
From Time Magazine Archive
Outside, he ran spang into a group of Negroes.
From Time Magazine Archive
An ideal evening for the Georges has the Senator turning the radio on loud, sitting spang in front of it and reading tax reports, while Miz Lucy does needlepoint at a slightly safer distance.
From Time Magazine Archive
All—except for another spang that sounded as a streak of orange light arrowed from somewhere through the flickering torchlight.
From Hawk Carse by Anthony Gilmore
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