peppered

Example Sentences

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The cub, whose coat is still peppered with reddish fur, is very active and still nursing, he said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

From the start, Slegers' defence looked shaky as the French side peppered their goal with chances.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

At a series of other events, the gracious and glad-handing presence of the 77-year-old king, who peppered remarks with lighthearted jokes, also kindled a spirit of fellow-feeling among ordinarily divided American politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The pork chops of my childhood were thin, boneless, and oven-bound — salted and peppered just before they went in, cooked through without much ceremony.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

It was freezing, and loud, and it was peppered with hard, biting flakes of snow—but it was blowing me up the mountain.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart