smearing

Example Sentences

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He held a press conference outside his law office a few blocks away as rain fell, smearing reporters’ notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Years later, on the New York punk music circuit, she switched to eyeliner, because she loved getting sweaty and smearing the black streaks down her face.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

In the post he also accused other media outlets or TV programmes of "smearing" him through "a highly sophisticated system of document and visual alteration".

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

That's just ignorant smearing by someone who doesn't even know what habeas corpus is.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2025

And it’s too embarrassing, smearing snot across my upper lip and struggling to hold my balance on one foot, while my whole family is watching.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day