Example Sentences

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Flecking the dust from the soap box with his handkerchief, he dragged it forward and placed it near the workbench.

From Flood Tide by Bassett, Sara Ware

From the green and yellow shining, Flecking it with flakes of white, Drooping lilies, palest snow-drops, Spread their petals to the light.

From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various

How beautiful they were, how firm they stood, Flecking the starry sky like woven pearl.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas