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Example Sentences
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The waters between Turkey and Greece are dotted with endless tiny islands, as Odysseus learned the hard way, many of them reachable by rowboat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I studied the pastries while pretending not to listen: tea-infused buns knotted with candied citrus, laminated pastry layered with spiced cream cheese, craggy oat muffins dotted with boysenberry preserves.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We dotted every I, crossed every T, filled every document, attended every appointment. He was close to obtaining his legal status."
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
That’s probably overegging the pudding — I’d be surprised if that many attendees signed on the dotted line — but in the end, it’s a numbers game.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The white speckles that dotted her feathers, which rose to the ceiling, made her plumage look like a snow-covered pine tree forest.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
