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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

smack bang

Part of Speech: adverb

Exactly in a place, especially the middle; directly; precisely; dead-center.

In a Sentence

“I tossed the water balloon and it landed smack-dab on the top of his head.”

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Related Words

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