smudgy

Example Sentences

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Pugh, with her droll line readings and smudgy blue eyeliner, plays apathy better than anyone; she’s compelling even with all the passion drained from her body.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Diop’s voice-over guides us through smudgy, decades-old home videos that she scans for traces of her mother, who only appears fleetingly, at the edges.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

The lines, made with graphite or silverpoint, waver slightly; the surfaces are often smudgy or blotchy.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2022

Instead of coming with the same shiny, instantly smudgy stainless steel case as Master & Dynamic’s previous earbuds, these include a redesigned case made from woven Kevlar fiber.

From The Verge • Jul. 27, 2021

I brought it up next to the smudgy photograph of the dead girl.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath