smearing

Example Sentences

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“Gray raindrops pattered listlessly on the kitchen window, obscuring the thin morning light” as Honor Wilson is found smearing “a dot of margarine across some toast.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Ramos said the audio was about smearing his work, adding "no Mexican authority took responsibility for that audio."

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Mullin did not apologize for his remarks and instead accused Paul of smearing his character.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

His ill-fated attempt to unmask a whistleblower he thought was smearing an old colleague, was seen by some – but not all – as evidence of fierce loyalty to his own troops.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

He put his hand on the glass, smearing it with whatever foul fluid passed for his sweat.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda