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Smudging is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Smudging in a sentence

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Smudging meaning

present participle and gerund of smudge

Using Smudging

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of smudge
  • In the example corpus, smudging often appears in combinations such as: smudging the, without smudging, and smudging.

Context around Smudging

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Smudging

  • In this selection, "smudging" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sage, include, paul, pipe, shell and policy stand out and add context to how "smudging" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a round smudging and ceremony and and some smudging you know. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "smudging" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with smudging

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Examples of such practices include smudging, pipe ceremonies, qulliq, drumming and singing. (12 words)

The event opened with an opening ceremony led by elders, involving smudging and prayers. (14 words)

Cairo's International Garden municipal park denied the animals were fake - but suspicious pictures appeared to show smudging. (18 words)

It’s no wonder it was the choice for Lizzo’s own red carpet appearance at the Grammy’s, and if you were envious of the singer’s precise pout, you’ll be glad to know this liner claims to last up to six hours without smudging. (47 words)

Finished drawings made with soft pastels require protecting, either framing under glass or spraying with a fixative to prevent smudging; hairspray also works, although caution should be taken, as fixatives may affect the color or texture of the drawing. (39 words)

Cherry-picking some of the worst examples imaginable — the play also features Elle Fanning as Frank’s sententious, sage-smudging fiancée and Graham Campbell as Toni’s drug-dealing son — Jacobs-Jenkins makes a convincing if despairing case. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Cherry-picking some of the worst examples imaginable — the play also features Elle Fanning as Frank’s sententious, sage-smudging fiancée and Graham Campbell as Toni’s drug-dealing son — Jacobs-Jenkins makes a convincing if despairing case.

Examples of such practices include smudging, pipe ceremonies, qulliq, drumming and singing.

In the show, it's well over a century before he breaks free from his prison thanks to Alex's partner Paul smudging the magic circle keeping Morpheus inside.

It’s no wonder it was the choice for Lizzo’s own red carpet appearance at the Grammy’s, and if you were envious of the singer’s precise pout, you’ll be glad to know this liner claims to last up to six hours without smudging.

Cairo's International Garden municipal park denied the animals were fake - but suspicious pictures appeared to show smudging.

I personally won’t use it because I don’t like the idea of smudging the screen, but if you want to scroll through long-form articles with broad swipes for quicker reading, this laptop is for you.

It covers each individual lash with a slick of product and sets them in place in a lifted appearance that lasts up to 12 hours with no smudging or flaking.

Lynda Gerow (left) looks on while Ross Saunders holds a smudging shell (centre) and Yessica Belsham (right) sings a song of happiness.

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The event opened with an opening ceremony led by elders, involving smudging and prayers.

The St. Thomas University Students’ Union Indigenous Representative Tanner Augustine said it took four years to put a smudging policy in place, but it might be finally coming after meeting with Residence Life.

Ahead, Choi breaks down the most fail-proof polishes to buy — so you can redirect your stress to trying to pay without smudging your nails in your purse like the rest of us.

A round smudging and ceremony room with a central fire pit is immediately adjacent to the main lobby.

Those words and thoughts have reverberated, and shown up in White's life, as he merged his Indigenous culture with the theatre world through smudging, a ceremony he has taken with him to many theatre companies.

Karen Worme said a prayer in her native language along with performing a smudging ceremony at the flag pole as an elder with Treaty Six First Nations, who has lived in Taber for the last 40 years.

Children ran joyfully from one water slide to the next smudging their freshly painted faces, as their parents mingled in the ever growing crowd.

Despite a few dropped packages, a brief encounter with quinoa-infused candies, and some smudging (you know, a snack for later), she made it through them all like a champ.

In the Galaxy Note8, the biometric sensor besides the camera, this caused users to accidentally touch and smudging the camera lens.

That makes it more likely to reach without smudging the lens, but it’s still too high and too small for my fingers.

The learning circle format, opened with a prayer and smudging by a local Cree elder, gave participants the opportunity to explore and share the emotion involved when talking about reconciliation.

Finished drawings made with soft pastels require protecting, either framing under glass or spraying with a fixative to prevent smudging; hairspray also works, although caution should be taken, as fixatives may affect the color or texture of the drawing.

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Common combinations with smudging

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "smudging" in a sentence?
An example: "Cherry-picking some of the worst examples imaginable — the play also features Elle Fanning as Frank’s sententious, sage-smudging fiancée and Graham Campbell as Toni’s drug-dealing son — Jacobs-Jenkins makes a convincing if despairing case." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "smudging" from authentic English texts.
What does "smudging" mean?
Smudging means: present participle and gerund of smudge
How many example sentences with "smudging" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "smudging", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.