How to Use splotch in a Sentence

splotch

1 of 2 noun
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  • When Miles spritzed it with water, the black splotch bloomed bright and green.
    — Sabrina Imbler, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The coronal hole is that big, dark-blue splotch at the bottom.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2014
  • The night that once stained his career is barely a splotch now.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 27 June 2018
  • Seen from above, MTM looks like brown rash splotches on a green body.
    — Jessica Wapner, Newsweek, 19 July 2015
  • While the state cleaned off most of the paint, red splotches are still visible.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • These splotches shouldn't last long and shouldn't be a cause for concern.
    — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 29 June 2023
  • An egg mass is a light-colored splotch with a waxy gray coating.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
  • There are a few other red splotches as well as some breakouts on the rest of her face.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The black splotches were raised, like tiny hillocks, and covered in even tinier white stipples.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The red splotch grew every day but was never itchy and lasted for about six days.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2021
  • To the naked eye, the caterpillar appeared gray with black splotches.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Four craters are surrounded with shards of glass, flip-flops, and splotches of fresh blood.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Worse, the dreaded white splotch greatly increased in size as well.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The tlacoyos (not to be confused with tlayuda) are a blur of dark splotches with white specks.
    — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2017
  • Tasty, red klobasy sizzle on a grill next to the main entrance, and are sold with a splotch of brown mustard on a plate and a slice of rye bread.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • When everyone got off in Denver, a noticeable splotch along the tail, the site of the strike, had been stripped of its paint.
    — Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Silver Satin: With a unique look for a pothos, the dark green leaves of this plant are speckled with silver splotches.
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 27 July 2023
  • Ken did the same, marking each lapse with a black splotch of permanent marker.
    — Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
  • When seen from above, the melting sea ice looked like a field of white mottled with dark splotches where the ice had turned to liquid.
    — Meredith Fore, WIRED, 5 July 2019
  • Dried splotches of bright colors — pink, orange and neon blue — stained the pavement.
    — Robert King, Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2017
  • The place was a mess: eggshells everywhere, the counter covered in splotches of sticky batter, bags of flour spilled onto the floor.
    — Ruth Reichl, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2014
  • As Alaskans are probably well aware, and as the deep blue splotch in the map at the top of the post shows, the state was particularly cold last month.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Certainly no one was on the lookout for a meat allergy caused by a tick with a white splotch on its back the shape of Texas.
    — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 2 May 2018
  • Matt Chapman sat on the couch, still wearing his uniform with a splotch of dirt on his left pant leg, and stared into space.
    — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Following the line of a pointing finger, the friend peers at a dark splotch on a ledge far below and a bit to the left, off the winding path and down through the steep rocks.
    — Amy Ragsdale, Outside Online, 18 June 2019
  • My nose was Rudolph-crimson, my eyes puffy, and a splotch of scarlet bloomed in the middle of each cheek, like on a Russian nesting doll.
    — Nadia Berenstein, SELF, 19 Dec. 2018
  • Daisy hates bananas, even when they aren’t mottled with gray-green splotches.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 5 June 2019
  • The stems are green with purple splotches and coarse white hairs on the thick stalks, which may be 2 to 4 inches in diameter.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Some white clouds can be seen, as well as brown splotches that are in reality Australia and part of Asia.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2023
  • This print was a muted tan hue with black splotches representing a snake's scales.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2023
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splotch

2 of 2 verb
  • But there is no need to splotch your eclipse safety glasses with tears.
    — Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Her client's blonde hair was splotched with green, orange, and purple.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 31 Oct. 2017
  • On a May visit to the Falls Church, Virginia, store, the floors in the refrigerator aisles were splotched with brown stains.
    — Sarah Halzack, miamiherald, 25 June 2017
  • Walls throughout the four-bedroom home were still covered in sheet-rock splotched with pink spackle, but Day said the home was very close to being finished.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Others had arms and legs that were mottled purple, splotched with unexplained bruises.
    — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
  • But there is no need to splotch your eclipse safety glasses with tears.
    — Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Her client's blonde hair was splotched with green, orange, and purple.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 31 Oct. 2017
  • On a May visit to the Falls Church, Virginia, store, the floors in the refrigerator aisles were splotched with brown stains.
    — Sarah Halzack, miamiherald, 25 June 2017
  • Walls throughout the four-bedroom home were still covered in sheet-rock splotched with pink spackle, but Day said the home was very close to being finished.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Others had arms and legs that were mottled purple, splotched with unexplained bruises.
    — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018

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