smack of
phrasal verb
smacked of; smacking of; smacks of
: to seem to contain or involve (something unpleasant)
That suggestion smacks of hypocrisy.
Examples of smack of in a Sentence
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In addition, for a dangerous swim through a smack of jellyfish, MPC integrated the CG creatures into live-action plates for precise compositing and animation.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
But instead of a dramatic boom of a dynamite implosion or the smack of a wrecking ball striking the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, all that spectators heard Friday were creaks.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
Wildflower calls for a retro color palette—one that uniquely smacks of 1969 and 2014.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2024
There was also the feud with Brooks Koepka, which smacked of chauvinism run amok.
—Dave Skretta, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
But to fix the terms and conditions for practicing journalism by industry agreement smacks of price fixing in violation of the antitrust laws.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
The upshot is that the child of a sitting President is facing a possible twenty-five-year prison sentence for a charge that smacks of theatre and opportunism.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
One fear is that this type of criticism might smack of elitism.
—Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
In any other business, seeing the rank and file applaud the boss would smack of corporate fawning.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
But instead of a dramatic boom of a dynamite implosion or the smack of a wrecking ball striking the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, all that spectators heard Friday were creaks.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
Wildflower calls for a retro color palette—one that uniquely smacks of 1969 and 2014.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2024
There was also the feud with Brooks Koepka, which smacked of chauvinism run amok.
—Dave Skretta, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
But to fix the terms and conditions for practicing journalism by industry agreement smacks of price fixing in violation of the antitrust laws.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
The upshot is that the child of a sitting President is facing a possible twenty-five-year prison sentence for a charge that smacks of theatre and opportunism.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
One fear is that this type of criticism might smack of elitism.
—Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
In any other business, seeing the rank and file applaud the boss would smack of corporate fawning.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
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