Example Sentences

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Darling scoffs at the suggestion he is anti-police, saying Park’s campaign is smearing him when he has merely supported a broader thinking about how to make the public safe.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2022

Twitter wants an expedited trial in September because it said Musk is smearing Twitter and undermining operations by refusing to approve business initiatives, such as an employee retention plan.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2022

Picture that but, instead, clumped-up cat pee is smearing across the underside as you pull it out.

From The Verge • Jul. 13, 2022

But I’m getting increasingly angry that she is smearing my reputation through lies.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2020

The method of oiling, that is, smearing with oil the orifice on the top of the fig while still unripe, is applied to those varieties which ripen slowly.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William