smeared
Example Sentences
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Smeared in face paint and illustrated by bizarre neon beasts, Crab Action is practically royalty for Harrisonburg’s underground music scene.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2020
Smeared in lipstick and eyeshadow beneath an impressive collection of ripped masks, the drag persona of Bristol’s Elliot Brett is like Christeene crossed with the Mighty Boosh.
From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2019
Smeared in red and wrapped in woo-woo mystery, “Suspiria” is a fable of demonic possession.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2018
Smeared with dust on his face, he whizzed past three breakaway riders on the intimidating Oude Kwaremont, a 2.2-km cobbled climb at an average gradient of 4.2 percent, and never looked back.
From Reuters • Apr. 1, 2018
“What could I have done, Bast? Smeared my face with lampblack and staged a daring midnight rescue?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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