pebbly

Example Sentences

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To make dal feels like an alchemical feat, watching the pebbly lentils turn creamy, starchy and golden with turmeric.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The pebbly scrap, which is no larger than a human fingernail, most likely belonged to an ancient reptile and provides rare insight into the evolution of skin.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

As for the pebbly cookies, Trader Joe’s simply said it got a heads-up of “potential foreign material” by a supplier.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Sudanese nomads tap the pebbly, amber-colored gum from acacia trees, which is then refined and packaged throughout the country.

From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2023

The label on Doon’s said “Matches,” and under it was a white, inch-wide strip of some kind of rough, pebbly material.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau