Example Sentences

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Brushes, pens and pencils lie next to the ripped cuffs of cotton workshirts, and drops of blue and white paint are splattered on the floor, extending the artwork beyond the wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

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

The painting “Actual Size” features a can of Spam rocketing across the canvas, trailing flames amid a shower of splattered blue paint.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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

Something was splattered across the glass doors—letters, from the look of it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny