Collocations for "smudge"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "smudge" in context.
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smudge
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- left finger smudges (on)
- [a paint, a grease, an ink, an oil] smudge
- a smudge from her [lipgloss, lipstick]
- left a smudge on the [glass, cup, rim]
- had a smudge on his [shirt, jacket]
- had a few smudges on his [cheeks, face]
- the [photo, screen, table] is full of finger smudges
- smudges all over the [photo]
- left smudges on the [handle, window, screen]
- don't touch it -- you'll leave smudges
- wipe [away, off] the smudges
- smudged [the ink, your writing]
- [she, her tears, the coffee] smudged her [make-up, mascara]
- [was careful, tried] not to smudge her [make-up]
- smudged his [face, cheeks, clothes] with [dirt]
- had been smudged with [dirt, paint, mud, fingerprints]
- [the ink, the paint, her lipstick, my mascara, her make-up] smudged
- [eyeliner, charcoal, lines] smudge easily
- smudged with [sage, sweetgrass, incense]
- smudge-resistant [lipgloss, lipstick]
- left smudge marks on the [door, handle, screen]