flecked

Example Sentences

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The diner with stewy green beans flecked with bacon, sliding up next to a square of cornbread.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The chewy morsels come sopping in soy sauce and flecked with chile flakes, with a rich and juicy meat filling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

This is not a class-action saga flecked with mangled limbs, unchecked asbestos, or dramatically shortened lifespans.

From Slate • Oct. 25, 2024

The city’s landscape, from verdant hillside to winding canyon, is flecked with diverse plantings, like coral trees, gum myrtles, and, of course, the tree that has come to symbolize Los Angeles: the palm.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

His eyes were flinty too, black and sharp, but the years and the salt winds had turned his hair the grey of a winter sea, flecked with whitecaps.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin