Perhaps those purple splashes and golden gleams we saw under the water were her storm and sun jars, which floated out of the cave and buried themselves in the sand poured down by Sandy Hook!
Between the blossoming almond trees she could see golden splashes of wattle in the field beyond.
Frank followed him with some trouble and once more saw the red splashes on the leaves.
Still, there was no doubt that the deer was not far off, for he could hear it floundering through the brakes and fern, and by and by he came upon a trail of red splashes scattered here and there upon the leaves.
It was strange to watch these mighty splashes falling into the little stagnant pools and the runlets of flowing water.
Soon I saw ghastly cuts on the faces of the foremost and blood-splashes on brow and cheek.
After all, she had only glanced At that wonderful snake, and she must know Just what hues made the creature throw Those splashes and sprays Of prismed rays.
The table before him was a rout Of splashes and sparks of coloured light.
The rain beats hopelessly upon the leaves in the wood behind Marchmont Towers, and splashes into great pools beneath the trees, until the ground is almost hidden by the fallen water, and the trees seem to be growing out of a black lake.
The under parts are buff-coloured, liberally streaked with splashes of dark brown, especially on the flanks; but the buff colour grows lighter on the upper parts, and at the chin becomes nearly white.
The under plumage, pale fawn colour, becoming more rufous at the lower part and on the thighs; streaked with dark brown splashes on the breast, and spots on the abdomen.
It is liberally streaked with longitudinal splashes of dark brown, which on the upper throat are very small, but on the lower flanks are broad and large.
The rest of the under plumage is pale or rusty cream colour, tinted more or less faintly with salmon pink, and streaked irregularly on the breast and flanks with longitudinal patches or splashes of dark brown.
The under plumage is dusky white, splashed more or less profusely, especially on the breast and flanks, with streaky spots and splashes of greyish brown.
The lower plumage is more or less dull white, very variously marked in different individuals, but generally with longitudinal splashes of more or less dark brown.
No one looking at these photographs can fail to be struck with the close resemblance to some of the splashes that we have studied.
The most noticeable difference between the two splashes is perhaps the very much greater number of ripples seen with the splash in pure water.
An admixture of two parts of glycerine to fifty-one of water produced no perceptible change in thesplashes observed.
Illustration: Permanent Splashesleft where a Projectile has entered an Armour-plate.
The walls of this very handsome building were encrusted with dried red expectoration, and scored with splashes of lime from fingers--the lime is chewed with the betel nut.
He is jogging along fast, his "shoulder knot a-creaking," and the water that splashes on to the hot dust intensifies the feeling of heat and light.
The crowds watch eagerly as we start out; the water splashes our feet.
They stayed there for some minutes, straining their eyes for sight of anything save the little zagged splashes of bursting shrapnel, while voices buzzed, and muttered: "Look!
The house, a long, white building with three levels of roof, and splashes of brown all over it, looks as if it might be growing down into the earth.
A sound as of some monster breathing guided him, till, from a steep empty street he came in sight of a surging crowd, spread over the town square, like a dark carpet patterned by splashes of lamplight.
The sun shines, and he finds the road a little hot and dusty; the rain falls, and he splashes through the muddy puddles.
The big fires shone in the grates, and threw lengthening splashes of soft crimson on the thick carpets and up the palely-decorated walls.
Far off, the mustard-coloured jackets and the red turbans of the orderlies made vivid splashes of colour on the dull plain.
We should have had a merry life indeed if all the splashes had sprinkled us as refreshingly as the waters we were even then to feel about our ears.
He was lying low, but unfortunately it was common knowledge with us that the biggest splashes took place in the quietest pools.
There were red splashes on one or two of the latter.
The snow was soft at last, and honeycombed by the splashesfrom the pines, which once more scattered their resinous odors on a little warm breeze, when Shyanne Tom came plodding down the trail to the Canopus.
The mud splashes up, the rain beats on the roof of the tonga, heavy clouds involve us in semi-darkness, and there is not a trace of the mountains to be seen.
The boat cut the waves cleanly, and we got only small splashes now and then.
The rain rushes down pitilessly--he creeps inside the barn or shed, and with a stick splashes the puddles.
The table is one blaze and glitter; the light falling on the Salviati vases; wine trembling and reflecting in the long-stemmed glasses; vivid splashes of fruit and flowers; flash of epigram from one lip to another.
Along the cliff, white splashes that marked by day the coastguard's path, now came and went like evil staring faces.
The money descended with a series of opulent splashes into the brass salver that the rector held in front of the chancel steps: the organist (in private life he was a carpenter) meanwhile extemporising vaguely in the key of C.
Artists will doubtless find more feeling and expression in the broad washes and splashes before us, than in the most careful stippling of Mr. Manton.
The girl's dress was torn and draggled, and covered with great spots and splashes of black.
Also there is joy and a never-failing sense of achievement when the butter first splashes in the churn.
When the firstsplashes of rain arrived Saxon was delighted.
When splashes of spray flew aboard, wetting them, Saxon laughed, and the boy surveyed her with approval.
Presently a few great drops of rain fell, coming with heavy splashes on the dry road, and falling with resounding splashes on the planes packed on top of the auto.
He was worn out, and already the gig was taking more than splashes in over her gunwale, for they had blown well out from land and the freshening breeze had raised a little frothing sea in the more open water.
They had pulled for about twenty minutes when it seemed to the lads that the splashesat the bows grew louder and the work harder, while there was no doubt at all that the wind was colder.
Juvenal is hardly more a satirist than Lucan: he is indeed a vigorous and bold declaimer, but he stamps too often, and splashes up too much filth.
Suddenly there were so many splashes and plunges that I was aware of the gratification the fishes had received from the grubs in them, and the disappointment in the atoms of dust.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "splashes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
