dapple
Example Sentences
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The Dalmatian fern, with its dappled fronds and alert bearing.
From Literature
A splattering of white on one corner of each building mimicked the dappling of sun on the water.
From Literature
Filming in woods near Nara, and then in the Komyoji forest in Kyoto prefecture, Miyagawa created a latticework of sunlight with tree branches and leaves forming a living carpet of dappled shadows.
Picnic in our backpacks, my husband and I hiked in from the Palomarin Headlands — about 2.5 miles — along cliffs where you can spot gray and humpback whales, and shaded paths where dappled shadows dance.
From Los Angeles Times
Every time he touches her, the rest of the world seems to disappear: The focus goes shallow, the fine hairs on Brie’s skin dapple in the light, her muscles creak as loudly as tectonic plates.
From Los Angeles Times
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