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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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Mold doesn’t always announce itself with dark splotches on a wall or ceiling.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The sun rose above the trees and splotched the swamp floor with patch es of golden light.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The lobby’s elevator doors opened and a woman with a giant white saucer on her head and a matching floor-length coat, embellished with red splotches that evoked stab wounds, slowly exited.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Mold doesn’t always announce itself with dark splotches on a wall or ceiling.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Verb
My dress had a pristine white top with an attached skirt in dove grey, splotched with tropical-style petal pink flowers.
—Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The sun rose above the trees and splotched the swamp floor with patch es of golden light.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Splotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splotch. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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