smearing

Example Sentences

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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

He held a press conference outside his law office a few blocks away as rain fell, smearing reporters’ notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Writing for the London Evening Standard one TV critic accused Big Brother's top executive Peter Bazalgette of "smearing excrement over our screens".

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

I don’t mind the work — digging the pits grinding the oak bark smearing the hides with dung.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz