dapple

Example Sentences

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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

In a majority-white area of Silver Lake — where median household income is more than $98,000 a year and mature trees dapple the hilly streets with shade — the surface temperature was 96.4 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

Horse-drawn carriages click-clack around the lush public squares that dapple the map.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2018

Ser Barristan was at her right, mounted on a dapple grey.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin