bespatter

Example Sentences

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They would hide behind a hedge and bespatter enemies and friends alike.

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth

It is in the nature of the "little villain" to bespatter men of such devotion, patriotism, and eminent capacity as is Captain Dahlgren.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

For the future you may besnuff and bespatter your coat as much as you please, for all the trouble I shall ever take.

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel

I saw her, the other day, bespatter the Governor himself with water, at the cattle-trough in Spring Lane.

From The Scarlet Letter by Foote, Mary Hallock

This sincerity, abused as any good thing is liable to be, now and then grows scandalous; but still, Tom, though they may bespatter you with mud, nobody ever thinks you too dirty for society.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Lever, Charles James