smeared

Example Sentences

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With the mayor’s vocal support, Mr. Bratton put broken-windows policing to work, arresting “squeegee men” who smeared dirty rags across motorists’ windshields, holding them hostage for a “contribution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

In one, a child smeared 14 different products on her face before developing a burning rash.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

An Iowa native, Swalwell grew up in Dublin, which he said was “a town of low-income expectations” that was smeared as “Scrublin” at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

We smeared the berries on our faces and pricked our fingers on a thorn.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson