Used in a Sentence

splattered

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for splattered.

Editorial note

All I can think of watching that guy on the motorcycle sans helmet at the end is his brains splattered over the pavement.

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Quick take

covered patchily; often used in combination

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of splattered gathered in one view.

adjective

covered patchily; often used in combination

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for splattered.

Example sentences

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All I can think of watching that guy on the motorcycle sans helmet at the end is his brains splattered over the pavement.

2

Almost never, where with Apple every word they say is splattered across the news for weeks.

3

It's not just that it's illegible, it also looks like blood splattered on a wall.

4

If her face got splattered, then she should have droplets all over her face.

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Last week I saw someone drop paint on the floor, and it splattered in a beautiful pattern.

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HBGary got pulled into the pit and some blood was splattered on Brown.

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This is no different to the splashback that can occur when poop hits the bowl water (water that's been touching the splattered sides of the bowl).

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Can anyone deny that the hostility and accusatory tone of a message that has been splattered all over the internet today might be part of that motivation?

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He might also like my spaghetti splattered canvas.

10

Here is a hypothesis: Our universe is like a splattered egg, expanded in the first seconds after the big bang, but won't expand forever and won't contract either.

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I'm not going to handle my relatively clean schlong and then try to make my hands clean by using a sink that's splattered in yellow!

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It's bad enough you're committing suicide, you don't want family finding you with your brains splattered all over the place, or your body in a bathtub full of blood.

Quote examples

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My conclusion has been that those who are "normal" want some fame- they don't want to be splattered across tabloids everywhere, they just want people to know their name and what they do.

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Find one article on a news story and I can point you to hundreds of copies of the same material with no significant value added, splattered across so many "news" sites.

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These days you'll see portfolios splattered with "~young designer~" or "~budding developer & entrepreneur~" and it completely goes against the spirit of being merited on your strengths rather than your accomplishments-by-age (ironically, I enjoy when kids/younger teens post their age in the titles of their ShowHNs).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use splattered in a sentence?

All I can think of watching that guy on the motorcycle sans helmet at the end is his brains splattered over the pavement.

What does splattered mean?

covered patchily; often used in combination

What part of speech is splattered?

splattered is commonly used as adjective.