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Example Sentences
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The waters between Turkey and Greece are dotted with endless tiny islands, as Odysseus learned the hard way, many of them reachable by rowboat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I studied the pastries while pretending not to listen: tea-infused buns knotted with candied citrus, laminated pastry layered with spiced cream cheese, craggy oat muffins dotted with boysenberry preserves.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
That’s probably overegging the pudding — I’d be surprised if that many attendees signed on the dotted line — but in the end, it’s a numbers game.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Because, despite being the same age as most of their parents, it's still Messi who resonates for today's kids - his shirt dotted across Sunday morning playing fields.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Several hours and one set of rapids later, they came upon an area dotted with araputanga trees.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
