spittle

Example Sentences

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“Peacemaker” creator James Gunn is fully aware of the music’s association with stinky Spandex, spittle and sloppy beer drunks.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

I learned how to inject different kinds of medication into Paul’s stomach tube and use a type of dentistry device to suction the spittle accumulating in his mouth.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

Measles, which can be prevented by vaccination, is an airborne disease spread by the coughs, sneezes and spittle of those infected.

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2023

At jazz band practice, the teacher, Eva Aneshansley, mindful of spittle, slides a trash can beside a trumpeter.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022

There was spittle upon his chin; and he stared at me without recognition.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson