splotch

Example Sentences

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A lone splotch of orange poppies was also visible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

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

When the scientists spotted a suitable splotch, they dropped to their knees and unsheathed round-tipped swabs.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2023

Lichens splotch the stone; leached minerals have left filigrees of stains.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr