spatter
Example Sentences
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On the more-advanced back side, a man skied up alongside Kautzman, scarlet blood from his face spattering the fresh white snow.
From Washington Post
By the time I left, I had drops of blood spattered on my shalwar kameez, the traditional baggy tunic and trousers, and on my camera, hands, glasses and face.
From Los Angeles Times
In the kitchen, cabinets often have grease and other cooking spatter on their surfaces, and it all has to come off.
From Seattle Times
It revealed a dense spattering of objects within 300 feet of the ground and then a more diffuse but still present assortment of creatures through about 6,000 feet of elevation.
From Washington Post
He further describes seeing black latex gloves, two shoes, a pair of pants and blood spattered across the ground and agrees to wait in his vehicle until officers are able to respond to the scene.
From Fox News
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