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Example Sentences

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By the time WWI ended, airports and airstrips dotted the L.A. area — by some accounts, 53 existed within 10 miles of City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times

These little red dots emit much of their light at wavelengths longer than a 10 millionth of a meter, in the mid-infrared.

From Science Daily

"Our partners at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Dresden have developed quantum dots that differ only minimally," he adds.

From Science Daily

In the past, a feature of an Old Trafford matchday were the people dotted around Sir Matt Busby way offering to sell tickets.

From BBC

Local producers must contend with poor roads, dotted with checkpoints which illegally levy taxes to let them through.

From Barron's