speckled

Example Sentences

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For decades, L.A.’s hazy blue days and golden pink dusks have given way to nights speckled with golden orange, where amber streetlights twinkle across hills, valleys and coastal plain like stars in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

When Bronner pulled up to company headquarters in his Tesla—a dragon decal along the side and a speckled mutt in the back seat—he was 30 minutes late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Besson’s “Dracula” is over the top, highly stylized and speckled with outrageous creatures, visual effects and a plot that somehow connects Count Dracula to the centennial anniversary of the French Revolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

In his larger home – with patios and several rooms – a group of speckled hens fights for rooftop space between the solar panels.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

He kept thinking of the Tidemaker woman, screaming in the drüskelle courtyard, her face speckled black.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo