How To Use smooth over In A Sentence
- In the meantime, the end of The Return of History and the End of Dreams makes it clear that “democracy” is a realist concern — a word trotted out by clever states and statesmen to smooth over the play of their own interests. Test-Driving the New Neoconservatism
- Most of the folks coming are friends, but they've invited their neighbours - a hack writer and his wife - to smooth over a dispute about the dog.
- he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman
- The advent of factions was an attempt to smooth over this alienation within the parties.
- Carefully spoon in dollops over the clementines, then smooth over with a palette knife to completely cover.
- The cast-in-place walls require intense sandblasting to smooth over the concrete surface. Globe and Mail
- Brush back the sides and underneath hair, then smooth over the top into a hooked elastic. The Sun
- When the calculation was over, the operator would smooth over the sand and erase the marks.
- He tried to smooth over the awkwardness of the situation.
- Cover the fish completely with the mashed potatoes and smooth over with a fork.
