mottle

Example Sentences

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It said his heart rate had dropped and he was "mottled" in appearance.

From BBC

A mottled landscape of state-by-state abortion access followed: within two months of the June decision, 1 in 3 American women lost access to abortion in their home states, according to a Washington Post tally.

From Washington Post

The IMF has a mottled history in the South American grains producing country, where many still blame it for pushing austerity measures that exacerbated a deep economic crisis in 2001-2002 that dragged millions into poverty.

From Reuters

We pass a pair of the largest parrotia trees I have seen, the size of red maples but with their distinctive mottled, sinewy bark.

From Washington Post

At over 3 feet in length, the mottled brown crepe floats right above the surface of the table and beyond, supported in the middle by the edges of a round metal tray.

From Seattle Times