How to Use smooth out in a Sentence

smooth out

verb
  • Mix with your hands to smooth out any lumps.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The jagged edges of my daily stress smoothed out.
    — Patsy Anthony, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Super smooth out there, electric, a guy that wants to get open and wants to get the ball.
    — Dan Lovi, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The next step is to smooth out the valleys and impact games more when his shot isn’t landing.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The trail was initially a bit rutted but quickly smoothed out.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Pairing carbs with healthy fat or fiber slows digestion and smooths out the glucose curve.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The dynamism of the singing and dancing smooths out some of the adaptation’s rough edges.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Pairing carbs with healthy fat or fiber slows digestion and smooths out the glucose response.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Then, there’s retinol to reduce the appearance of fine lines and smooth out uneven texture.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 July 2026
  • A lot of their work had nothing to do with smoothing out wires or big leaps across buildings in bravura fight sequences.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
  • Look for tinted products that give a wash of color and smooth out your hair for a salon-like toning result.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Mutual funds, balanced funds and money-market products can smooth out some of these risks.
    — Emele Onu, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The tech stores bulk energy and smooths out regional power demands.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • Tatum still is smoothing out some wrinkles in his game, particularly as a shooter.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Gathering the rest of your hair, pull everything up into a high ponytail and smooth out any bumps with a boar-bristle brush.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, InStyle, 28 July 2026
  • Criss-crossing bands draw your shoulder blades inward, just as the vest’s seamless, second-skin fabric smooths out the arms and back.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
  • This approach can smooth out some of the volatility that comes with trying to pick one winner in an unpredictable market.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Divide avocado mash evenly between slices of toast, smoothing out using the back of a fork.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • This over-bump shapewear features shorts and smooths out your silhouette while being invisible from the outside.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This hairstyle is a real trick for naturally smoothing out the skin, without the need for injections or a scalpel.
    — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 July 2026
  • The rankings are based on a three-year average, which smooths out spikes and dips occasioned by big events such as war or financial downturns.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Nothing takes the relaxation out of a vacation quite like having to smooth out all of your wrinkly suitcase clothes on a bulky hotel ironing board.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The line is crossed when optimization starts smoothing out the raw, imperfect truths that make real stories resonate.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
  • If wrinkles and uneven skin texture are a concern, Korean serums can help smooth out your complexion.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 8 June 2026
  • Time is the great eraser of life, smoothing out rough edges of the past as it fine-tunes yesterday’s vision into today’s narrative.
    — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Morgenthaler’s version—amaretto and lemon, punched up with a pour of high-proof bourbon, and smoothed out with an egg white—utterly transforms the drink.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
  • Instantly, the elixir, which is super-lightweight (and smells like a fancy laundry detergent in the best way), added shine and smoothed out my strays.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The budget rule dictates that when oil goes above a certain price, excess revenues are saved in a rainy-day fund for use in leaner times, to smooth out volatility.
    — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This bra is both full-coverage and shaping, as the wide bust bands help smooth out the silhouette while giving the chest an extra oomph with seamless padding.
    — Tatjana Freund, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Studio technology hadn’t yet advanced enough to smooth out the natural flaws in performance.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 May 2026

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