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Example Sentences

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While rare earths will be the primary focus, exploration will also assess the potential for gold mining — the area is dotted with old, small-scale adits and shafts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

My face was also dotted with bright, red bites that accompanied my pubescent pimples.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

More Peshmerga are dotted around on the hilltops standing sentry – a low-tech early warning system for incoming drones.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Kuwait and Qatar—rely heavily on massive tank farms at export terminals dotted across the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Thick clusters of small houses made of brick and concrete dotted side streets and the lower hillsides.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French