blotchy

Example Sentences

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Soon enough, trees everywhere were showing blotchy, mottled, yellowed leaves and suffering from twig dieback and sparse foliage.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Besides causing flu-like symptoms, including high fever and blotchy, red rash, measles can cause serious long-term damage to the body’s immune system, weakening its ability to fight new infections.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

But the whale’s skin was blotchy, and if it were a right whale, something would have been wrong.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Symptoms of measles, external include a high fever, a blotchy red or brown rash, coughing, and sneezing.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

She’s crying, and her pale skin is all blotchy.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy