smudge

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

I saw Trevor around the gym for months — scattered tattoos and black tank top with a cute smudge of climbing chalk on their ears.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

She remembers one such occasion: "The producers made me put water on my eyes and smudge my mascara… and made it look like I was crying. That was a total set-up."

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

Daccord tried to smudge on two clean lines of eye black, channeling Tom Brady.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

I look down at my name and begin to crumple the entire certificate, but a tiny black smudge catches my eye.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na