smudged
Example Sentences
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Heyward co-hosted a fundraiser with his wife last week where Pratt was smudged with sage before standing in front of a giant amethyst geode to address about 125 people.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"Intensity mapping is like viewing the same scene through a smudged plane window: you get a blurrier picture, but you capture all the light and not just the brightest spots."
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
Expect a lot of smudged mascara as the pair receive a send-off to remember.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
By the second week, the signup sheet—along with being smudged with soap—had nearly 60 names.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
Anat was back in the jeans and chunky sweater she’d been wearing, but she still had on the face paint, slightly smudged along the collar of her sweater.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
