How to Use spittle in a Sentence
spittle
noun- Spittle sprayed from his lips as he shouted at them.
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The more intense the moment, the more the spittle would fly.
—cleveland, 19 Apr. 2020
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Say it three more times to make sure and then wipe the spittle from the screen.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 10 May 2018
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Its eyes were milky, its tongue swollen and foamed with spittle.
—Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
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The younger man screamed at the older man, causing spittle to hit his face.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 21 May 2020
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When there is no one to scapegoat or to scream spittle at, then what?
—Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2018
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There was hardly a dollop of spittle left to lick when they were done.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 30 Jan. 2018
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Some groups—including the WHO—draw a firm line with this spittle based on size.
—National Geographic, 11 Aug. 2020
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The biggest sort … had a very strong and swift motion, and shot through the water (or spittle) like a pike does through the water.
—Robert Krulwich, National Geographic, 2 Aug. 2016
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Tiny tufts of fur jet into my nose; flecks of spittle smear onto my cheeks.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2022
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Mawkish pulp her mouth had mumbled sweet and sour with spittle.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
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Just like smearing pine tar or spittle all over a baseball,...
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2020
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The mesh is meant to let the wearer continue to breathe and see, while containing any spittle.
—Jason Hanna, CNN, 5 Sep. 2020
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Just spittle and cigar ash all over the newspaper office.
—Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 5 June 2021
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While waiting for an ambulance, McNeil spit again and the spittle landed on a deputy’s face and arm.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
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One time, the spittle of a sneezing, sniffling guy somehow went through his mask and landed on my forehead.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
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The rain is relentless—like the final dying spittle of the natural world.
—Matt Miller, Esquire, 29 Sep. 2017
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Coughing, singing, talking, or even breathing sends spittle flying in a range of sizes.
—Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 11 Aug. 2020
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Read this sentence aloud: With every passing word, an expanding blast of spittle spews from your mouth—the more emphatic the speech, the greater the spray.
—National Geographic, 11 Aug. 2020
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Witness the traditional scrums between Coke and Pepsi, Cola -Wars with a twist of spittle on the side.
—George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2017
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The bullpen’s failure is more acute because the rotation is being held together with gauze and spittle.
—Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
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Wipe off the spittle that covers your laptop screen, or ignore the paint the students wear that rubs off on your clothes and absorb the occasional elbow to the melon.
—Tom Noie, Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2020
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At jazz band practice, the teacher, Eva Aneshansley, mindful of spittle, slides a trash can beside a trumpeter.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
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Referees had their whistles retrofitted with bags to catch drops of spittle.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2020
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Ms. Rashad descends into an aria of rage, regret, spittle, tears and snot, while wading in floodwater.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2016
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These larger droplets—bits of spittle, essentially—tend to travel about 6 feet, carrying the virus with them.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 28 Oct. 2020
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That’s why races often end with half the finishers prone on the ground, and why the closeups along the course often capture a slick of slowly freezing spittle dangling from gaping mouths.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
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The younger Pearl does not stalk the sideline drenched in sweat, veins bulging from his neck and spittle flying at every questionable call.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
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This surgical mask is my disguise and my means of shielding myself from covid spittle.
—Cora Frazier, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Beaty gave it the whole shooting match and went crazy-Rick and began screaming in Butler’s face, spittle flying.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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