splotches
Example Sentences
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The paint-spattered wooden floor is littered with pages from old newspapers, some scrumpled up, the black and white print obscured by vibrant splotches of colour.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Even a healthy apple is susceptible to bitter pit, a disorder that marks the skin with black splotches and ruins the fruit’s flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Plus, my leg was sensitive to the touch, but the splotches weren’t killing me or anything.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2024
They’re mostly black except for yellow splotches on the top of their thorax and heads.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
I flush the toilet and turn on the sink, splashing cold water onto my face until the pink splotches fade from my cheeks.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
