smearing

Example Sentences

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Ramos said the audio was about smearing his work, adding "no Mexican authority took responsibility for that audio."

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

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

Writing for the London Evening Standard one TV critic accused Big Brother's top executive Peter Bazalgette of "smearing excrement over our screens".

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

She wiped her hand across her forehead, smearing flour across her brow.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper