smeared
Example Sentences
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The next morning, she woke up to a "horrible realisation", feeling itchy with red lumps over her body and blood spots smeared on the bedding — the tell-tale signs of bed bugs, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Capitol smeared with the ashes of an American flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Lean and wet and smeared with grass, he introduces himself as Lincoln Hedberg from New Jersey.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
The left one is smeared, as though he forgot about it and wiped his eye.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
