smudge

Example Sentences

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The hiring of Udoka now smudges the thin line that separates those who cry for accountability from the crowd that bemoans cancel culture.

From Washington Post

Traditionally, we turn to pop songs in hopes of amplifying and clarifying our emotions, but in a Frank Ocean ballad, the emotions stay smudged.

From Washington Post

As my hosts showed off one of their prized telescope mirrors — 20 feet of shiny, immaculately curved aluminum-coated glass — I couldn’t help noticing a small, suspicious smudge.

From New York Times

But they are vulnerable to bird droppings, which can smudge the surface.

From New York Times

With van Zweden conducting, the score was forceful but slightly smudged, the textures both less lucid and less blooming than I’ve heard.

From New York Times