pockmark

Example Sentences

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The tortoises pockmark the desert floor with burrows that other animals use for shelter, and disperse the seeds of native plants in their waste.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024

It appears these flows erode the pockmark centers, leaving behind sandy deposits across multiple pockmarks in the region at the same time.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

They pockmark downtowns with stretches of asphalt that separate businesses and spread out cities, leading to more driving, and more parking, even in areas with mass transit.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

The second-largest tar sands oil spill in the country — which left a black pockmark on Kansas grasslands a few weeks ago — will be harder to clean compared to past oil spills.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

I investigated a nearby pockmark and saw, in the ring of impact, the fat coil of a caterpillar.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer