splash
Example Sentences
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On the way to a fancy ball, his gallant attempt to guide his date past a fetid puddle ends with him splashing her “from head to foot with that filthy water.”
Once that stage is complete, powerful parachutes will slow the spacecraft, which will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
From Barron's
It was splashed across landmarks, towering billboards, giant screens on high-rises, posters, masks and t-shirts.
From BBC
But what he didn’t realize was remembering that I liked only a splash of milk and an extra shot of matcha fed a hunger in me I didn’t know I longed for.
From Los Angeles Times
Mama stood with her hand on the faucet, staring strangely at me while the water splashed from the sink over her feet.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.