Slather

The Plugra butter slather is the best way to sample breads, IMHO. ❋ Laura (2009)

Though I confess to a moment of personal outrage when I was stuck behind an elderly woman at the grocery store the other day who decided to "slather" herself head to wrinkled toe in some sort of nauseating concoction. ❋ Kittenpie (2006)

Real stucco is made from concrete and mortar and they just kind of slather it on there and paint it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I'd be the one coming back in line asking if I could get a plain cheese sandwich without the premixed "slather" (one part mustard to five parts mayo) and maybe run under the broiler for thirty seconds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In our anticipation of rising temperatures, this time of year often prompts in us the urge to splurge on sandals, slather on sunscreen and show some skin. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

According to Mr. Scorsese, to get a dog to lick or be friendly to an actor, "slather the actor with sardine oil." ❋ Marshall Heyman (2012)

Giving necks and wrists a quick slather, her mother thanked her and resumed drilling. ❋ Meredith Greene (2011)

Corn slather precariously balanced on the deck railing. ❋ Steve Poses (2010)

Or does this inspire you to similarly tease your hair, slather on a terrifyingly dark shade of lipstick, and hang some door-knockers from your ears? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Packers-Steelers is a showcase and celebration of what makes pro football great, and it's hard not to slather on the hyperbole: Blue-collar teams hailing from gritty, all-American towns. ❋ Richard Boadu (2011)

So in 2011, I propose, we slather up -- or should I say, on like so: ❋ Ysolt Usigan (2011)

I try not to slather words on the page with the intent to clean the whole thing up later. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A slather of sunscreens from various bottles and tubes, and some time with the rose bushes and the lawn. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"We have to slather ourselves in chemicals just to walk around here." ❋ Thomas Pluck (2011)

AFTER A QUICK SHOWER, I stand naked in front of the full-length mirror in the bedroom and assess myself as I slather Lubriderm over my arms and legs. ❋ Lisa Genova (2011)

“Unity of spirit,” Donovan added, trying to slather on the charm. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

I'll happily slather ketchup on a common or garden "patty" like an overexcited three-year-old, but a tenderly seared piece of skirt, or a hand-crafted burger deserves better. ❋ Unknown (2011)