| This is what always happens when the tech boys get hold of a smeary indistinct image in Hollywood thrillers. |
| Elizabeth cried, coming around to them, and extending a smeary, dripping hand for the taut rein. |
| Care should be taken not to breathe on the glass, or a damp, smeary effect may result. |
| Nothing spoils the savour of a good wine or takes the zing out of a gin and tonic like having it served in a smeary, bleary glass. |
| There was a smeary wetness on his fingers, which he wiped away on the side of his trousers. |
| Some might call its indistinct figures and smeary background a mess, unrecognisable to many as a work by his hand. |
