smeared

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Just to be sure, though, the soldiers cracked two raw chicken eggs on his head and smeared the contents over his body, a traditional method for neutralizing the supernatural.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Families of patients who suffered or died after they caught infections in Scotland's largest hospital say they were "lied to", "demeaned" and "smeared".

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Dirt was smeared across their faces and arms and legs.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt