bespatter

Example Sentences

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If the road is muddy be careful that you do not ride so as to bespatter her habit.

From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.

"To bespatter a rival for the gaining of an advantage by contrast is a Yahoo's trick to which no decent gentleman would stoop."

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

They would hide behind a hedge and bespatter enemies and friends alike.

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth

I could have done nothing for you but bespatter you with the mire in which I wallowed, and I wanted you, my beautiful one—my pearl, my lily—to be spotless as mountain snow.

From The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week by Fleming, May Agnes

Generous, of a chivalric character, with a repugnance for any kind of meanness, we yet insult the fallen man and even bespatter the memory of one who has gone to the grave.

From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max