splatter
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There was no trace of Yablonka, including any blood splatter.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
In interviews, some city sanitation workers described persistent safety concerns, such as coming into contact with carcasses of rabid dogs and acid splatter from batteries.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
And if I was some paint, did it splatter On a promising grown man?
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2023
After India had added only one to their overnight 151-5, Scott Boland produced a nip-backer to splatter the stumps of Bharat and give the impression that Australia would hurry through the lower order.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
I’m about to kneel down to pick it up when the first drops of rain come out of nowhere and splatter right on it.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
The splatters emphasized the pair’s vision for a band teetering between the beautiful and the grotesque.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Next comes the primal sight - a full and swinging delivery from Wood that splatters the stumps.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023
He described a vision of a painting he wanted to do with paint splatters, but he had never heard of Jackson Pollock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
People don’t usually bring wallpaper into a kitchen for fear of food stains and oil splatters.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
He is covered with Parisian soot and grime, overlaid with splatters and spatters of paint: ochre, brick red, orange, lemon chrome, cobalt blue, green, black, zinc white.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Some, such as a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, were splattered in paint by protesters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
Names splattered in from leftfield, a free-form approach to positions, a delicious cheese-dream of a bench – a side picked like Jackson Pollock paints.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
He watched firefighting helicopters and airplanes make laps past thick red streaks of fire retardant splattered on mountainsides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024
Several thousand people attended the event, with some reportedly holding signs splattered with fake blood, urging the government to “honor the treaty.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
A thick glutinous liquid splattered onto the office floor.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
"There are thousands of them together, all coughing and splattering," Bamford said, adding that the seals are also particularly "snotty".
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
But for those not yet comfortable with high-heat cooking, this can lead to issues — like smoke filling your kitchen or, worse, a fire from oil or fat splattering in the pan.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
Removing the moisture minimizes splattering as they fry.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Old Rihanna songs blasted as we decorated our canvases, and the room was already covered in paint, so we didn’t have to worry about spilling or splattering on any surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
The fat droplets splattering the window blurred the trees around us, but Liam didn’t bother with the wipers.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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