splotches

Example Sentences

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The paint-spattered wooden floor is littered with pages from old newspapers, some scrumpled up, the black and white print obscured by vibrant splotches of colour.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Even a healthy apple is susceptible to bitter pit, a disorder that marks the skin with black splotches and ruins the fruit’s flesh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Plus, my leg was sensitive to the touch, but the splotches weren’t killing me or anything.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2024

And now, with her newly redone pool marred by yellow splotches where each packet dropped, Woolstion will need to pay to refinish the pool again.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

The shy-looking man with the liver splotches on his neck spoke with a bold directness and eagerness for action.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison