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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a smudge of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small amount or mark of something, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Example: "There was a smudge of ink on the page that made it difficult to read."
Alternatives: "a dab of" or "a trace of".
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A smudge of flour dusted her cheek.
And what a smudge of a show.
The ball had a smudge of dirt on it.
A smudge of gray-brown crud hangs just at the horizon.
He had just a smudge of brown on his ears and plenty of airs.
The women he killed are reduced to a smudge of blood at his feet.
Their hair was marcelled in finger waves and their lips were a smudge of deep red, evocative of "Cabaret".
Usually he and the shop are impeccably clean, but there was a smudge of talc on his smock.
The effect is enhanced because at the moment he has a smudge of soot across the bottom of his nose.
"Over there," said Sergeant Karzan, pointing to a smudge of upturned earth on the horizon, "is our other position.
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The galaxy--a smudge of perhaps 1 billion suns, previously hidden by dust--has dissembled into long streams of stars, thanks to our galaxy's insuperable pull.
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