splotches

Example Sentences

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Garcia stepped between the ropes to the applause as his father loosened his waist guard and dropped it to the plunk of Goossen’s red, white and blue splotched linoleum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Weary from world travels and splotched with soot from so many fireplaces, he brought cheer and joy with his rosy cheeks and buoyant nature.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2022

I was given a navy dress with a big portrait neckline made of some taffeta/nylon material that swished when I moved, and splotched with chartreuse stripes.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021

Variegated versions — meaning splotched, speckled, or striped — even hotter.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021

Miss Effie Belle’s 102-year-old brother was sitting on their front porch, his square, moldy, splotched face unsmiling and vacant.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns