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

In the post he also accused other media outlets or TV programmes of "smearing" him through "a highly sophisticated system of document and visual alteration".

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

I grabbed it, slammed it onto a plate, and started smearing butter on it so hard that I ripped the bread.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin