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

Seven native rattlesnake species are in California, including the Mojave, Western diamondback, red diamond, Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great Basin, and the speckled rattlesnake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Fighting it in the Pacific would involve a vast, watery battlespace speckled with jungle-swathed island chains—all within reach of those missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

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

The quail egg Runt had brought was smaller, its speckled shell flecked with dried grass, and it smelled gamier than the ones his humans ate.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker