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Meanings of dark smear in English

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Usage of dark smear in English
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He pointed to a dark smear down the side of the wall.
Ghost Story
2
The beam of light caught a dark smear on the carpet's surface.
Takeover
3
He rises, sweaty palms leaving a dark smear on his jeans.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
4
Beneath the chandelier a dark smear ran along the boards.
The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales
5
A gloved hand wiped her eye, leaving a dark smear trailing across her cheek.
Death du Jour
6
He swiped at it, creating a dark smear across his nose and right cheek.
Cross Bones
7
The rhekaro sat back and licked a last dark smear from its colorless lips.
Shadows Return
8
In the dimness I could see a dark smear trailing down his chest toward his left hand.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
9
The rider wiped his mouth, leaving a dark smear of grit and mud on his jacket sleeve.
House of Bathory
10
There was silence for a moment, and then she said, There was a dark smear on his sleeve.
An impartial witness: a bess crawford mystery
11
Thirlwell shook the box and something rattled inside, after which he noted a dark smear round the edge of the lid.
The Lure of the North
12
Before he turned out the desk lamp, he went around and picked up the farmhouse painting with its dark smear of shadow.
The Wolf’s Hour
13
The dark smear in the slate-grey sky that was the Whorl had faded to a fraction of the size it had once been.
Orb Sceptre Throne
14
As preternaturally strong as he was, Red Mask's hands were beginning to slide down the elevator cable, leaving a dark smear of blood.
Death Mask
15
Jake turned to the second page of his Final Essay with a trembling hand, leaving a dark smear of sweat on the first page.
The waste lands
16
It was hard from a distance to tell if the dark smear on her cheekbone was a bruise or a swipe of running makeup.
A killing night
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Dark smear across language varieties
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