smudge
Example Sentences
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“Superhero” riffs on those experiences, with the details obscured by what Nelson called “a lot of smudging.”
From Los Angeles Times
One woman walked wordlessly through the neighborhood, wafting a smudge stick of burning sage.
From Los Angeles Times
The stolen balloon rose quickly—too quickly, according to Faucet—and the howls of its lone passenger could no longer be heard, as the balloon shrank to a tiny smudge of rainbow in the sky.
From Literature
But those eyes were unmistakable—dark as twin smudges of pitch, dangerous as a pair of bottomless wells.
From Literature
There were leaves in her hair, rips in her stockings, and dirt smudged across both cheeks.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.