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
Expect a lot of smudged mascara as the pair receive a send-off to remember.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
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
She stood with her arms crossed, and what looked like black war paint smudged under her eyes.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
