dapple
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So when the rain comes, it doesn't just dapple us with light sprinkles, it drops the heavier load of moisture that has been accumulating for a longer time.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
Gleaming spots caused by methane ice clouds in the planet's atmosphere dapple its lower half.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 20, 2022
By contrast, Domon Ken’s “Mr. and Mrs. Kotani: Survivors of the Atomic Bomb” from 1957 depicts parents and a chubby baby, smiling widely despite the scars that dapple Mr. Kotani’s face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2019
A dapple of scarlet lamplight shone through the holes, giving the space the ambience of an illicit cathedral.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
He remembered the cheers of the Sons of the Six all around him, whooping and tossing their spears high as the first hints of true, unfiltered sunlight began to dapple the ground before them.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The subtlest animation looks the best, especially when sunlight dapples upon fur or felines flex their claws to assert power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
I like the little dapples of light, too.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Her voice shines like dapples of pale moonlight, and is especially arresting in moments of ambling melancholy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
The female is so dark I thought she was the male until early morning light picked out the faintest dapples on her breast.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020
As she reaches for it, she watches the way the light slips through the heavy pine needles, dapples everything with sweet September light .
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
Trees along the street offered dappled shade, and there were several other cute restaurants nearby, many with outdoor spaces of their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The evening is lightly dappled with personal or informative patter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
In a woodland glade, in dappled sunshine, Sharron and Glen Markey are arm-in-arm beside the tree they planted in memory of their beloved 17-year-old daughter, Helena, their only child.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
The tree’s winter silhouette and dappled bark are a marriage of form and grace, best when planted against an evergreen backdrop.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
The canals, gleaming in the sun, dappled the ancient brickwork with gold.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
When you assemble the dessert into bowls and start dappling each island with caramel and toasted sliced almonds, your friends will begin to hover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
"Wouldn't it be useful for English speakers to have a specific word for sunlight dappling through leaves... Or a word for the action of sitting outside enjoying a beer?"
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
I stepped through the door, surveying the late-summer light dappling the antique wood floors.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024
Elusive stars began to emerge, dappling the stretches of sky that often look empty between streaks of red and green aircraft lights and astronomical divas like the North Star or Big Dipper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
The sun shone coolly through the avenue of trees, dappling the curving drive.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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