Sentence examples for are smear from inspiring English sources
verb
To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes.
But about 17percentt of patients who are smear negative can still transmit the bacteria.
But these are smear artists, golden shower Pollocks, morbid muralists and cottage conceptualists of the smallest room.
The Labour Black Network manifesto calls for action to end what it says are "smear campaigns", rule manipulation and negative briefings in the selection process - and for a bursary to be set up to help black candidates with the cost of campaigning.
Of course there are smear campaigns and haters and stuff like that".
Conversely when initial SSM test sensitivity is decreased significantly, as shown in figure 4, the proportion of TB patients who are smear negative increases, meaning they incur additional delays as they must wait for further test results.
If additional studies confirm our findings, there is potential to develop an algorithm where patients who are smear negative, HIV positive and have a CD4 count <200 cells per mm3 may be ideal candidates for the urine LAM assay (especially the POC version).
Her painted marks are smears, her drawings scrawls.
Some are smeared in white clay, trailing vines and feathers.
Details of the excitonic transitions are smeared out.
These eight peaks are smeared out with increasing temperature.
These are smears, pure and simple.
