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: a spot or mark (as of color or ink) especially when large or irregular
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Examples of blotch in a Sentence
Verb
blotched the bedroom walls with various shades of blue to give them a textured effect
my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket
Noun
blotches on the tree's leaves
a dog with a single small blotch of black
Recent Examples on the Web
Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Still, in the contents of this collection, some blotched with stray fingerprints or grease splatters, O’Keeffe left traces of her daily effort to maintain Abiquiu as a sanctuary.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
Lower leaves will develop large yellow blotches, then quickly turn brown and crisp.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
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Verb
His guests, their faces blotched from exertion, stare upward in dismay.
—Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Still, in the contents of this collection, some blotched with stray fingerprints or grease splatters, O’Keeffe left traces of her daily effort to maintain Abiquiu as a sanctuary.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020
Noun
Their bodies are primarily dark brown with lighter brown blotches, another photo shows.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
Lower leaves will develop large yellow blotches, then quickly turn brown and crisp.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
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“Blotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blotch. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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