smeared

Example Sentences

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With the mayor’s vocal support, Mr. Bratton put broken-windows policing to work, arresting “squeegee men” who smeared dirty rags across motorists’ windshields, holding them hostage for a “contribution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The shelter in the town hall car park has excrement smeared on the floor and reeks of urine.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

When meat is ground just before cooking, the fat remains distinct rather than smeared.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

An Iowa native, Swalwell grew up in Dublin, which he said was “a town of low-income expectations” that was smeared as “Scrublin” at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Her makeup was smeared and it looked like scary Halloween paint.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin