How to Use splatter in a Sentence

splatter

1 of 3 verb

• The egg splattered on the floor.
• The paint splattered my clothes.
• A big bug splattered against the windshield of the car.
• Rain splattered against the windows.
• Mud splattered everywhere when the wet dog shook himself.
• Dried blood splattered his neck.
  — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
• Sauce can be seen splattered all over the walls.
  — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
• It can be scored, splattered with paint, or plastered with clay.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
• Nearby, blood was splattered on a pair of black-and-white shoes.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
• Blood on the floor, blood up the walls, blood splattered on the ceiling.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 11 June 2018
• My husband splattered some chili oil on his new shirt, and this did the trick.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
• Blood smeared on the bathroom door and splattered across the walls and a light switch.
  — Jan Ransom, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2018
• For the second week in a row, blood was splattered on the station floor.
  — Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• Walls, windows and people get splattered from head to toe in paint.
  — SI.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• Blood splatters her face and the flames continue to crawl across the walls.
  — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
• By that time, Joann's blood was splattered against the wall and carpet.
  — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
• Don’t be afraid to splatter on the table, bump elbows, let loose.
  — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
• The denim was off-white, splattered with white paint and softened with age.
  — Jessica Testa, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• Oranges splattered off the soldiers’ heads and rolled off their backs in sheets.
  — Jon Mooallem Andrea Frazzetta, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• Her blood seeped from her hip and thigh through her white pants; the blood of others splattered there, too.
  — Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Not bad for a guy who spent most of his breakout role with his brains splattered all over the back of a car.
  — Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2024
• They get knocked around in the uplands, splattered with mud in the marsh, and shot and shot and shot at the range.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 12 Sep. 2019
• Water can cause the hot wax to splatter and might break a glass container.
  — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Pat dry with paper towels to avoid droplets causing the oil to splatter.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2021
• Even boiling water can splatter and leave spots around the burners.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
• Even boiling water can splatter and leave spots around the burners.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
• There appeared to be blood on her shirt, on the tub underneath her and splattered on the wall.
  — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2020
• During his fight, Nava's clean shaven face was splattered with a bright beard of blood.
  — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 6 Nov. 2025
• Air frying is healthier, faster, and doesn't splatter grease all over your kitchen.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
• One of the restaurant’s pristine, white sofas was splattered with blood.
  — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 28 June 2023

splatter

2 of 3 noun

• Blood splatter was found at the crime scene.
• I had paint splatters on my jeans.
• There were mud splatters all over the carpet.
• There were blood splatters on the walls.
  — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
• What are the best splatter screens to buy?
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
• The pre-tax price for the splatter room is based on group size.
  — Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 11 May 2022
• But even if splatters sit for a day or two, there's still hope.
  — Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2023
• This recipe does make quite a mess of your stove with oil splatters but is worth it.
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2019
• Is that mud on your field hockey skirt or a splatter of blood?
  — Kendra James, Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2023
• Blood and brain splatter were found on his upper body and the walls.
  — Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
• Place a towel over the top of the blender to avoid any hot splatter.
  — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• The pan was wide enough and the sides were tall to prevent splatters.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• Heavy spills or splatters should always be cleaned right away.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
• The glass also might be hard to keep clean with kitchen splatters and grease.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• Keep shop towels on hand to soak up any spills and to wipe up any splatter.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. 2023
• This will prevent spills, stains, and splatters.
  — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
• Why isn’t the wall of this pan deeper to prevent oil splatter?
  — Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 27 Nov. 2020
• Oil splatters can leave a residue that burns onto the stovetop.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
• His kills are also a bit more splatter-y than this franchise tends to get.
  — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
• The food stays moist, and the wet towel controls any splatter.
  — Washington Post, 14 July 2021
• There was no need to dwell on details, using gore and splatter.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
• Using a small saucepan with high sides helped prevent splatter.
  — TheWeek, 14 Nov. 2020
• The air carries a strong whiff of fish and chips and the threat of seagull splatter.
  — Eamon Lynch, azcentral, 15 July 2019
• Your oven is covered in sticky drips and stubborn splatters that refuse to leave town.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 19 Feb. 2023
• Wearing long sleeves and oven mitts to guard against splatters also isn’t a bad idea.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• The steam-trapping lids keep food moist and block splatters, while the knobs vent excess steam.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2023
• Blood splatter and smears stretched throughout the apartment.
  — Clare Proctor, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2021
• Food splatters and spills happen often here.
  — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
• Using a high-sided Dutch oven and a splatter screen can help.
  — Washington Post, 9 June 2021
• The splatter comes more easily to this new movie than a grasp of overall tone does.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025

splatter

3 of 3 adjective

• One of the most fun kinds of paper targets is splatter targets.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 21 Nov. 2019
• Why splatter glitter paint on a pumpkin that's perfect in its original state?
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 10 Sep. 2019
• Large companies often use factories to achieve the splatter effect.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 19 May 2021
• Shark Tank will need no introduction to this splatter-proof frying pan guard, aptly dubbed the Frywall.
  — Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2020
• Though known for his filibuster-style interviews and splatter-gun tweets, West has been strikingly quiet since the divorce news broke.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
• To that end, Vistaprint makes a selection of kids' face masks with colorful designs and patterns, like a puppy face, splatter paint and pineapples.
  — Zoe Malin, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020
• But the Canadian director Elza Kephart gets clever with cuts and squirts that splatter fans will find hilarious.
  — Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
• The brand promises the containers are 100 percent leak-proof because of the lids' airtight seal and latch closures, and the lids have built-in vents that ensure a splatter-free trip through the microwave.
  — Rachael Noll, PEOPLE.com, 27 Oct. 2021
• Blomkamp’s tech-heavy films, featuring all manner of exo-suits, robots, political conflicts, and bloody splatter effects owe much of their identity to the 1987 film.
  — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2018
• The most noteworthy trends include splatter enamel—as seen in the Threshold fall dip bowls and colanders—and paddle shapes, which were incorporated into entertaining pieces like cheese and cutting boards, and new interpretations of marble.
  — Kate Friedman, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2017