smudged
Example Sentences
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"Intensity mapping is like viewing the same scene through a smudged plane window: you get a blurrier picture, but you capture all the light and not just the brightest spots."
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
Can’t they be smudged in the developing process or ruined if you don’t rewind the roll just right?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
By the second week, the signup sheet—along with being smudged with soap—had nearly 60 names.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
He has been keeping close tabs on the touring production, not wanting his handiwork to get smudged in transit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
Her mascara has smudged under her eyes, but she doesn't look tired.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
