inkblot
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Is there a better inkblot test for America right now than reaction to Bad Bunny being the halftime act for Super Bowl LX?
From Los Angeles Times
He goes on, “I did not like to be known. I preferred to be misunderstood and cryptic, like an inkblot or a footprint.”
From Los Angeles Times
Like a psychologist's inkblot test, it was possible to look at England's work, draw on different aspects and reach very different conclusions.
From BBC
The pavement outside is stained with wet spots that look like inkblots.
From Literature
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The map they made from these observations shows the Milky Way appearing like a squashed inkblot, with the sun near the center.
From Scientific American
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