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

Night-lanterns are hooked to the walls, creating quivering, infrequent splotches of light along the walls and floor.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton