spatter

Example Sentences

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Mejia also said that he saw what appeared to be blood spatter on Grossman’s vehicle, but that he did not have the material analyzed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2024

“Blood stain analysis, bullet analysis, blood spatter analysis. Those things.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023

In the defense’s defense, there isn’t strong physical evidence—blood spatter on clothing, fingerprints or footprints, or a definitive murder weapon—tying Alex Murdaugh to the killings.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2023

He and prosecutors have disagreed, in pretrial proceedings, about whether or not tests uncovered microscopic blood spatter on the T-shirt.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Moments later shadows moved like spatter paint along the walls, catching the light when they passed the window so I could see the outline of wings.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd