Example Sentences

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With an instinctively melodic style, his playing reflected the era when Music City producers were smoothing off the rougher edges of country music and creating a style often dubbed countrypolitan.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2022

The girls were smoothing their hair. “No se preocupe. Se ve bien,” Medina told them gently. “Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter. You look good.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2016

On Friday afternoon, electricians had yet to finish installing lamp posts at the 97th Street plaza, while at 106th Street, workers were smoothing freshly poured concrete in the rain.

From New York Times • May 25, 2013

Her hands were smoothing the fabric of the skirt, and she didn’t seem aware of it in the slightest.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

The whistle of a gravel train came faintly across the grass, and he knew that for a long distance gangs of men were smoothing the roughly graded track.

From The Girl from Keller's by Bindloss, Harold