Example Sentences

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Barnacled and throttled, the underside of the Santa Monica Pier is the shadowed obverse of the cheery tourist destination above it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2021

Barnacled rubber balls are stored together, as are cellphone cases and chip wrappers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2019