smudge

Example Sentences

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“Superhero” riffs on those experiences, with the details obscured by what Nelson called “a lot of smudging.”

From Los Angeles Times

One woman walked wordlessly through the neighborhood, wafting a smudge stick of burning sage.

From Los Angeles Times

The stolen balloon rose quickly—too quickly, according to Faucet—and the howls of its lone passenger could no longer be heard, as the balloon shrank to a tiny smudge of rainbow in the sky.

From Literature

But those eyes were unmistakable—dark as twin smudges of pitch, dangerous as a pair of bottomless wells.

From Literature

There were leaves in her hair, rips in her stockings, and dirt smudged across both cheeks.

From Literature