splatter
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Yet, it’s disappointment that Perkins serves up most frequently in “The Monkey,” detouring from every wide-open chance to showcase depth and humanity in favor of juvenile humor and gross-out splatter gags.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
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
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
Coins splatter on the floor and make a golden mountain.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
She wears the plastic gloves that come in the box and there are black splatters in surprising places for weeks after.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
His custom designs range variously include the Miesha name, a half-lady ghost-butterfly, splattered imagery, quotes in cursive and barbed wire lettering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
With Green stepping back to flay an expected short ball, he was bluffed by a Carse yorker that splattered the stumps.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 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
Old clothes were strewn across the floor, and bags of rotten food had splattered the walls.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
"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
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
Especially when frying, she added, removing liquid through even a light pressing helps prevent splattering.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2022
A silver platter zoomed toward her and hit the wall to her left, splattering scrambled eggs.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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