spatter
Example Sentences
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Trucks with open flatbeds in the rear were approaching, spattering slush as they passed.
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He put his hands up, but the water spattered him.
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We sped under the Iditarod Arch just behind her, spattered with ice and slush from her sled.
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Grandma slid her plate away from the waffle spatter, eyeing me like she wasn’t sure she ever wanted to eat at the same table as me again.
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When I could finally look over at Elliot, I discovered that he was just as mud spattered as me, although his face was a whole lot cleaner.
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