smudge
noun
a dirty mark or smear.
Example Sentences
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A smudged fingerprint on the rear-view mirror has also never been matched.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Either way, the onetime roommates and bandmates pioneered a discomfiting broken-doll aesthetic of smudged eyeliner, smeared lipstick and plastic barrettes clipped to hanks of bleached-out hair.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Heyward co-hosted a fundraiser with his wife last week where Pratt was smudged with sage before standing in front of a giant amethyst geode to address about 125 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
"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
With trembling fingers, she opened the letter and read Papa’s graceful, smudged words:
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
