bespattered
Example Sentences
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When they are butchered on the spot, which happens in certain live-animal markets, their bespattered fluids potentially expose other animals as well as humans.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
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
It was night in the glade by the pool and the sky was bespattered with stars beyond counting.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
