smuts
IPA: smˈʌts
noun
- south african statesman and soldier (1870-1950)
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Examples of "smuts" in Sentences
- Botha and Smuts held all the cards.
- Smuts felt a keen sense of betrayal.
- Less popular was the shy and distant Smuts.
- I soon learnt to culture simple things, like moulds, smuts, rusts, and fungi.
- Oil smuts could be a problem so women wore flat hats tied on with large, thick veils.
- Her cheeks were streaked with grime, and there were sooty smuts on her nose and chin.
- It is superfluous to urge the unnecessary "smuts," which are sometimes not in the least amusing.
- Tough and relentless, smuts from some horrible material, they are up with the sun and the world is theirs.
- She gets to her feet and smooths the skirt of her gown as if to brush away smuts from the fire, or to sweep away ill fortune.
- The crowd parted as the engines rumbled into life and lined up for the grand parade, while owners set about last-minute buffing of gleaming metal and wiped smuts from otherwise immaculate liveries.
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