How to Use spatter in a Sentence

spatter

1 of 2 verb

• The dog jumped in the pool and spattered us with water.
• He showed me how to use the paintbrush so the paint wouldn't spatter.
• His clothes were spattered with paint.
• When you cook bacon, the grease spatters everywhere.
• Frank Spencer's blood spattered against this frame and this door.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2019
• The lunch counter was spattered and smeared, a Covid petri dish.
  — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2023
• There were drawings scrawled on the wall, a desk spattered in paint.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• His face was spattered with blood and the wires from the stun gun were still wrapped around his leg.
  — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 17 July 2019
• The air is sweet and the sun has broken through the clouds and spattering rain.
  — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2017
• In the den, blood was found spattered on the walls and computer desk.
  — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
• He was dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and tennis shoes spattered with white paint.
  — Ralph Chapoco, al, 9 Aug. 2023
• Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
• Her apartment was in disarray and blood was spattered on her bed and a wall.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
• Lava flows have increased, spattering molten rock that hit a man in a leg.
  — Caleb Jones, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2018
• The floor spattered with reddish vomit.
  — Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
• Hot vapor emerged from a crack and spattering lava began to erupt.
  — Caleb Jones, Fox News, 5 May 2018
• Blood was spattered throughout much of the living room and kitchen, an arrest warrant said.
  — Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 June 2017
• One that opened Saturday night was spattering, but no flow had formed.
  — Washington Post, 14 May 2018
• The gator chomps down and the melon splits open, spattering blue goo everywhere.
  — Michaela N. Vincent, CNN, 8 June 2018
• Too much risk of getting spattered with flying blood (fake) or the innards of eggs (real).
  — Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017
• Yes, that means your toothbrush is being spattered with fecal matter.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Oct. 2019
• Place steak at least 4 inches below the broiler unit; do not place pan too close to flame or oil may spatter and burn.
  — Lucy Saunders, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2018
• Carefully add the tofu, one piece at a time and watching out for spattering hot oil.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 7 Feb. 2018
• The floor spattered with boredom and apathy.
  — Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
• Vicelja hasn't taken off his concert wristband, still spattered with blood.
  — CBS News, 4 Oct. 2017
• Basquiat is dressed in an Armani suit, barefoot, dreadlocked, paint-spattered.
  — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 24 June 2018
• During these spectacles, at home the scandal news came not in drips but spattering gouts.
  — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 28 May 2017
• Taking care to avoid being spattered if the caramel bubbles over, add ¼ cup of water to stop the cooking.
  — CBS News, 15 Feb. 2020
• Controlling everything through the screen means less chance of your phone being spattered with grease.
  — Wilson Rothman, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2017
• Abbott’s blood spatters all over Nile’s face, which looks almost jubilant in the act.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025

spatter

2 of 2 noun

• There was a lot of paint spatter on the floor.
• There were grease spatters all over the wall.
• The floor was covered with spatters of paint.
• There was blood spatter on her front stoop, and the blood turned out to be hers.
  — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
• There was blood spatter on the walls and the body was nearly nude.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
• Make sure the nozzle is clear of spatter and that the wire tip is clean.
  — Phillip Pantuso, Popular Mechanics, 27 May 2015
• Wipe across the screen to remove dirt, spatters, and smudges.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
• There were blood spatters on the dresser, bed and floor, deputies said.
  — David Harris, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• And that's why the blood spatter was so important in this case.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2020
• Often the spatter of drops did no more than leave dark spots on pavement.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 15 May 2022
• If Lizzie was the killer, wouldn't she be covered in blood spatter?
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2021
• The eruption has built a spatter cone, which is close to what the name implies.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2021
• Chlorine bleach is cheap but spatters can burn your eyes and skin and ruin your clothes.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
• Don’t spray water onto flare-ups; you could get burned by hot, greasy spatters.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2022
• Casseroles and desserts can still bubble over, but greasy spatters in the oven are far less likely.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• Hall plays a blood-spatter expert by day and serial killer by night.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 26 July 2021
• Carefully add the cheese to the hot oil, standing back to avoid spatter.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2022
• Don’t forget to wipe down the outside of your oven door to remove any spatters.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 July 2026
• Don't forget to wipe down the outside of your oven door to remove any spatters.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
• Blood spatter covered the walls and front doors of nearby apartment units.
  — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
• And, of course, as these are death scenes, realistic blood spatter on the walls.
  — CBS News, 14 Jan. 2018
• Which meant there should be blood spatter on the gun as well, seeing as it was fired about an inch from the victim’s head.
  — oregonlive, 6 July 2021
• Perhaps a spritz of lemon, a spatter of sugar, a shake of cinnamon.
  — Leah Eskin, charlotteobserver, 7 Sep. 2017
• There was a bloody pillow and blood spatter down the hallway, Houston said.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 June 2023
• Officers found the weapon with one spent shell casing in the bedroom, along with some blood spatter.
  — cleveland, 19 Dec. 2019
• According to police, blood spatter was found in the home and in the trunk of Jones’ car.
  — Tandra Smith | [email protected], al, 27 Sep. 2021
• The defense argued that shooting at that close a range would have left more blood spatter on Singh.
  — The Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2022
• Travis McMichael is shown with blood on his arms and shirt, with blood spatter also on his jeans and face.
  — Pamela Kirkland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2021
• State police found blood spatter on the kitchen floor, ceiling and cabinets.
  — David Owens, courant.com, 4 May 2018
• Blood pooled on the living room floor and spatters turned the white walls red, some reaching more than 12 feet high.
  — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2019