smear

Example Sentences

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So it resorted to smear tactics, made baseless accusations, and threatened them with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act if they tried.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

People offer prayers, smear bright colours on family and friends and eat traditional food and sweets to celebrate.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The Center for Responsible Lending says the industry is “using false allegations as part of a smear campaign to distract from the clear harm caused by their products.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Many a pot of chicken noodle soup or beef stew has been quietly improved by a generous smear of white miso stirred in at the end.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Andromeda was not a cloud of glowing gas; it was a cloud of stars so distant that they looked like a smear rather than individual points of light.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife