How to Use blotch in a Sentence

blotch

noun
Definition of blotchnext
Synonyms for blotchnext
  • Pale to brown blotches on leaves are the work of squash bugs.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 12 June 2017
  • The base of its tail has a small bright orange blotch, a photo shows.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Roach stepped out of the second round of combat with a big, blueish blotch on the bill of her helmet.
    — Rick Montgomery, kansascity, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Sooty blotch looks like a brown or black blotch on the fruit; sooty blotch, unlike flyspeck, will wipe off the fruit.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2022
  • In another, a group of men stands out against the dark blotches of tents and brush at a camp in Idomeni, Greece.
    — Max Campbell, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2017
  • Last night, the only blotch on his record was a leadoff bunt single in the 1st inning.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 June 2022
  • In his works on paper from the early two-thousands, color seems to start over with each stroke, scratch, or blotch.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2023
  • And precious Napa Valley grapes now contend with the grapevine red blotch virus.
    — Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2021
  • At night, bright blotches of light visible through the station’s windows mark the world’s great cities.
    — NBC News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Flanks -- who drove a new blue car and did not have a white blotch on his face -- was arrested shortly after.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • This fungal disease known as red spot or red blotch will get into the bulb itself.
    — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Splotchy, black-specked leaves are likely sign of Guignardia leaf blotch.
    — Jim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • And in each case, the only integument known from these dinosaurs were blotches of scaly skin from areas of the neck, hips, and tail.
    — Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, 14 June 2017
  • The steel hood over the fireplace is stained with blotches of plaster and red paint to create an abstract artwork.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2023
  • There is a good chance that your tree has Guignardia leaf blotch, which gives the appearance of a tree with leaf scorch from a distance.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2020
  • The leaves can be up to five feet across and the stem, which contains a toxic sap, is hollow and rigid, and has purple blotches and coarse white hairs near its base.
    — Matthew Diebel, USA TODAY, 18 June 2018
  • Blue areas lie well below sea level; red blotch to just to the right of the middle of the continent marks the Gamburtsev range.
    — Discover Magazine, 18 July 2011
  • Its hairless stalks are light green with red to purplish blotches on the stalk or trunk, with graceful, carrot-like leaves.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 1 June 2018
  • Look for a nearby blotch of green space or set off in search of a sunset or a playground full of happy memories.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2021
  • The smaller body off to the right of the image—little more than a sooty-looking blotch in the 1845 sketch—is a dwarf galaxy that is slowly being reeled in by the larger mass.
    — TIME.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Now the majority of her body is covered with white blotches.
    — Melanie Dadourian, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Beckham, the team’s co-owner and president, had huge dark blotches on his blue blazer because of the rain.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • Identifiers of pygmy rattlesnakes are blotches on both their back and sides and a possible reddish-brown stripe down the spine.
    — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The new range of dolls includes one with vitiligo, a condition that causes the loss of skin pigment in blotches.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2020
  • As its name suggests, the species’ skin is bright blue and covered in a smattering of black blotches that are unique to the individual.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • Odd blotches beneath its eyes pulsate over the serpent’s seeming smile.
    — National Geographic, 16 Dec. 2016
  • Several snakes have a blueish gray coloring with brown band-like blotches.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Vitiligo is a disease that causes the loss of skin color in blotches, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 20 Oct. 2017
  • To say the least, my skin looked radiant and bright from the exfoliating mask, and not a blotch of redness or irritation was in sight.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Four losses in four playoff appearances will always be a blotch on Dalton’s record here.
    — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 28 Dec. 2019

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'blotch.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: