caked

Example Sentences

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Over the weekend, Santa Barbara County’s roads were caked with mud and trees were uprooted amid heavy rain, but no major injuries were reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

When discovered by a police officer with a metal detector on a cold November morning last year, the iPad was found caked in mud having been underwater for more than five years.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

His feet were freezing, and his Santa beard was caked with snow.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

Cobblestone streets and mom-and-pop stores speckle the downtown of this city of 18,000 that is caked in red clay soil and nestled among rolling hills.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

“He walked up slowly,” remembered Buzz, “filthy in ash, arms and shirt caked gray. We were all gray—Adam with streaks down his cheeks where tears had run and dried.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone