spatter
Example Sentences
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In the resulting enigmatic dreamscapes, muted purples, cornflower blues and soft ochres bloom and spatter and fleck in surprising, delicate ways.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024
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
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
Bite marks, hair follicles, roadside drug tests, written statements, polygraphs and blood spatter have all been analyzed with techniques that were later called into question.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2022
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 "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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