smear

Example Sentences

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His feathers were all ruffled and he was smeared with mud from his head to his tail.

From Literature

She had dirt smeared all over her face and looked cross.

From Literature

A block roasts into something different: the edges bronze and go a little chewy; the center caters into creamy pockets you can smear through the pasta later.

From Salon

Jerí had previously apologised for the meetings, but denied any wrongdoing and accused his rivals of a public smear campaign.

From BBC

Right now she was even wearing makeup: a tiny smear of brown over her eyes, black on her eyelashes, a smudge of red on her cheeks.

From Literature