dappled
Example Sentences
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Over the past two years, Johnson has become a minority owner of multiple horses, including Sandman, a $1.2 million, dappled gray thoroughbred who competed in last year’s Derby.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
In a woodland glade, in dappled sunshine, Sharron and Glen Markey are arm-in-arm beside the tree they planted in memory of their beloved 17-year-old daughter, Helena, their only child.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
Sunlight dappled the graves under a towering magnolia tree during the flag-planting ceremony on Feb. 14.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024
It’s an ideal companion piece to the site-specific daybed Skelly made to best enjoy the view from the sunroom’s expansive windows, where dappled light filters through an outdoor screen of towering bamboo.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024
He thought he recognized the horse, a big dappled gray—had he noticed it in a Milagro field last night?
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing dappled
The Kite Runner
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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