blotchy

Example Sentences

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Soon enough, trees everywhere were showing blotchy, mottled, yellowed leaves and suffering from twig dieback and sparse foliage.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Besides causing flu-like symptoms, including high fever and blotchy, red rash, measles can cause serious long-term damage to the body’s immune system, weakening its ability to fight new infections.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

A blotchy red or brown rash usually appears after a few days, typically on the face and behind the ears, before spreading.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

But the whale’s skin was blotchy, and if it were a right whale, something would have been wrong.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024

I saw her face up close, and it was red and blotchy, which meant she had been crying and was unhappy still.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd