splotch

Example Sentences

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Then I realize there are purple splotches on my arms too.

From Literature

Even a healthy apple is susceptible to bitter pit, a disorder that marks the skin with black splotches and ruins the fruit’s flesh.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Western United States has experienced an unprecedented number of wildfires in recent years, and some have ripped across the Owyhees, leaving splotches of burned land behind.

From Seattle Times

A lone splotch of orange poppies was also visible.

From Los Angeles Times

In visible-light imaging from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, these appeared as separate splotches.

From Science Daily