Example Sentences

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But also a panade: take half of those toasted breadcrumbs and fold them with a few generous splashes of cream until they slump into a soft paste.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

In the central plaza you’ll see swaths of handwoven fabric draped like canopies over the cobbled streets — splashes of pink, blue, yellow and green offering welcome shade from the afternoon heat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“Both caused even smaller splashes in markets than the Greenland crisis did.”

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

It's also got a proper tree with decorations, there's a Rudolf reindeer toy and they've put some thought into all the splashes of red.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

It splashes in the mud and I’m still on my belly.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness