bespatter
Example Sentences
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A regular army of the "System's" votaries must have been out working like Trojans to stop my work, to discredit me, to bespatter me with its dirt.
From Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated by Lawson, Thomas William
Jawp, to throw water upon a person, to bespatter.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
This sincerity, abused as any good thing is liable to be, now and then grows scandalous; but still, Tom, though they may bespatter you with mud, nobody ever thinks you too dirty for society.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Lever, Charles James
I said 'What a fine fellow you are to bespatter the whole world with this oil of vitriol!'
From Stories of Authors, British and American by Chubb, Edwin Watts
You have sought to bespatter me in the eyes of France.
From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
