dappled
Example Sentences
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The evening is lightly dappled with personal or informative patter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
In a woodland glade, in dappled sunshine, Sharron and Glen Markey are arm-in-arm beside the tree they planted in memory of their beloved 17-year-old daughter, Helena, their only child.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
In the new study, the researchers repeatedly showed mice one of two images, each consisting of a different checkerboard pattern of gray and dappled black and white squares.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
Most ferns thrive in open to dappled shade; those grown in more sun will require additional water.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023
As she talks I watch the freckles on her cheeks, dappled like sunlight through dense leaves.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing dappled
The Kite Runner
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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