“There was a smudge of ink on his nose because his fountain pen always leaked.”

“Who wanted me dead, besides Buford Jones, and who wanted to leave a permanent smudge on my good name?”

“Designed for easy application and long-lasting color, all 10 shades of eyeliner also include a sharpener and smudger.”

“Let them glide to create a defined line, or blend gently with the built-in smudger tip to achieve a smoky, sultry look.”

“Carolyn Zweben, a Prudential Douglas Elliman broker, has been a do-it-yourself smudger since 2004, casting out negative vibes from apartments she was trying to sell.”

“Her skin had a ghastly gray pallor, with dark smudges of sleeplessness under her eyes.”

“These cotton tip swabs are filled with gentle skin conditioning makeup remover to erase smudges and smears around the eye.”

“There were smudges on the Xeroxes that I assumed were blood on the original.”