bespattered

Example Sentences

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A photo of the three bespattered men appeared in Life magazine.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022

He did have a caveat: “The authors have such a picturesque yarn to spin that their insistence upon thrusting bespattered conversation down the throats of the audience is as superfluous as it is unpleasant.”

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2016

"This is an unprecedented loss," he intones, as £200-worth of bespattered baked goods are scraped into a Biffa bin.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2013

Through it all, his well-tailored grey suit is battered, bespattered, but always ready to be ironed and pressed.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2012

“Capital boys, aren’t they? I feel quite young and brisk again after that.” said Jo, strolling along with her hands behind her, partly from habit, partly to conceal the bespattered parasol.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott