mottled

Example Sentences

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It said his heart rate had dropped and he was "mottled" in appearance.

From BBC

A mottled landscape of state-by-state abortion access followed: within two months of the June decision, 1 in 3 American women lost access to abortion in their home states, according to a Washington Post tally.

From Washington Post

While mottled fabric featured a gleaming metallic thread sewn into it, revealing the skills of Dior’s atelier.

From Seattle Times

In June, the statue went on display as it was found after it was torn down, mottled with Pepto-Bismol-pink paint, the remnants of a toilet paper noose poking from its collar.

From New York Times

The artist’s expressionist pictures always combine softly mottled colors and roughly sketched forms, but some are more realistic than others.

From Washington Post