splotch
Example Sentences
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He was in molt, a sketchy splotch of red and black while he waited for his new plumage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
About the size of my thumbprint, gray with white and black bands and a distinctive orange splotch on its wing, I almost missed it.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 7, 2023
He held it defiantly, waiting for the camera to zoom in on his folded brown splotch.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2023
Just a deep-red splotch on a scientist's map telling everyone it's hot out there, and perhaps a photo of birds washed up on a faraway beach to prove it.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2023
There was a big splotch of orange on her face from the stained glass and a splotch of green lighting up one of her many curls.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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