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Examples of splotch in a Sentence
Noun
the bleach left a small white splotch on my shirt
Verb
ink from a leaking pen had badly splotched his shirt pocket
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Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
In the early 1900s, scientists noticed that some communities of people in Colorado had permanent brown and white splotches on their teeth.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Back then, the Royal Caribbean vessel was essentially a blank canvas, shrouded in scaffolding and netting, with patches of pale blue livery splotched across the hull.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2024
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Noun
This often leads to white coloration in splotches on the animal’s skin or fur.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
In the early 1900s, scientists noticed that some communities of people in Colorado had permanent brown and white splotches on their teeth.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
Verb
But Frank was more the scratchy handwriting type, prone to splotch—not one to weep, let alone for long.
—Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Back then, the Royal Caribbean vessel was essentially a blank canvas, shrouded in scaffolding and netting, with patches of pale blue livery splotched across the hull.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Splotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splotch. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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