patterned
Example Sentences
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“Gray raindrops pattered listlessly on the kitchen window, obscuring the thin morning light” as Honor Wilson is found smearing “a dot of margarine across some toast.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
However, the designs sometimes verged on the heavy-handed, with their pattered gowns and bulky knitwear reminiscent of car tires.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
Until then, there is nothing wrong with cuddling up in Prada long johns rendered in pattered mohair, cashmere or Shetland wool.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2021
A bird cawed and soared on a wind current; small feet pattered across the floor behind the window.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2016
Rain pattered against the ground like the sound of applause.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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