riddled

Example Sentences

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Until recently, the remains of the buildings on the base were riddled with asbestos and fuel barrels leaked jet fuel into the surrounding waterways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

She said: "Three decades is absolutely insane, to the point where I am literally riddled with endometriosis."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“It’s not that we don’t accept the results from Healthy Florida First because we don’t like them, but because they are highly suspect and riddled with errors,” she said.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

“We were presented with a draft complaint riddled with clear errors of fact and law,” Glaser said in a statement last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

No wonder Rudy didn't have hangups, no wonder his high school acne hadn't left him riddled with self-doubt, his name hadn't cowed him.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez