pat
Example Sentences
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A pat of butter melting into everything, a scatter of cheese, a cool spoonful of sour cream.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
The central bank makes a sensible decision to stand pat on rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Trump gave him a pat on the back.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
By contrast, Tyson’s subsequent aria revealing his own old trauma is pat and unconvincing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
A There-there pat if Anya had ever seen one.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.