Example Sentences
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Ingerson posted on social media that there had been a "two-year long campaign of bullying, lies, rumours and smears designed to stop my candidacy".
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an infection that can cause cancer when left untreated, through Pap smears and HPV testing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
But the fact that so many New Yorkers are vocally pushing back against the smears, and that a broad multifaith coalition is calling out the bigotry rather than looking away, gives me hope.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2025
Popular for offering unique and affordable products — like sunscreens that don’t leave white smears while doubling as moisturizers — South Korean cosmetics have dominated some social media feeds in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
September 13 Neighbors Eggs explode like smears of snot on our front door.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
