spatter
Example Sentences
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He put his hands up, but the water spattered him.
From Literature
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We sped under the Iditarod Arch just behind her, spattered with ice and slush from her sled.
From Literature
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Grandma slid her plate away from the waffle spatter, eyeing me like she wasn’t sure she ever wanted to eat at the same table as me again.
From Literature
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When I could finally look over at Elliot, I discovered that he was just as mud spattered as me, although his face was a whole lot cleaner.
From Literature
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On one residential street, two machines about 20 yards apart are spattered with a bright white substance.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.