flecked

Example Sentences

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The diner with stewy green beans flecked with bacon, sliding up next to a square of cornbread.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

This is not a class-action saga flecked with mangled limbs, unchecked asbestos, or dramatically shortened lifespans.

From Slate • Oct. 25, 2024

But these repetitive assertive-then-reticent cycles don’t accumulate interest or tension — though there are nice touches, like the sound of a trumpet flecked with harp.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

At the hospital, residents rushed in a baby whose face was flecked with dust and who wailed as doctors tore open its Mickey Mouse onesie to check for injuries.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

He opened a jar, leaned over, and drew so close that a drop of cream flecked his nose.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri