smudge

Example Sentences

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In truth, there have been enough fingerprints on UCLA’s resurgence to leave countless smudge marks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

You can distort a timeline, smudge the facts, and leave others out to pursue one angle in favor of another, depending on your agenda.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025

But, against the odds, he found what he hoped for - a brown smudge on the white ice sheet.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Family members of the victims gathered Monday to smudge, a traditional practice for safety, well-being and healing, before the inquest began.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Calvin says, “Try them out. You can smudge them and smear them. If you want to.”

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor