polka-dot

Example Sentences

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A polka-dot painted bench now stands in the playground of Sara’s old school.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

But her poise and glamour — and, perhaps, the polka-dot ballet costume she sometimes wore — helped her break out.

From New York Times • May 19, 2024

Women in embroidered dresses and a girl showing off a new polka-dot shirt and a purse, cooked and cleaned amid furrowed fields, sheep pens, dogs and pines that shaded old and broken tractors.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Powless pumped his right fist after completing the fourth climb and, having collected all the day’s points counting toward the best climber’s polka-dot jersey, he then dropped off the pace.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2023

I looked at him slouching in his chair: polka-dot tie, narrow Bally shoes, foxy narrow face.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt