flecked
Example Sentences
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The diner with stewy green beans flecked with bacon, sliding up next to a square of cornbread.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
This is not a class-action saga flecked with mangled limbs, unchecked asbestos, or dramatically shortened lifespans.
From Slate • Oct. 25, 2024
It threatened to sully her white dress flecked with rainbows.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024
The city’s landscape, from verdant hillside to winding canyon, is flecked with diverse plantings, like coral trees, gum myrtles, and, of course, the tree that has come to symbolize Los Angeles: the palm.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
They were varied in color, flecked with amber, gray, and a soft brown.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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