pock

Example Sentences

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The satisfying pock of paddle on ball, battling through long rallies, and breaking into dance moves with Chrissy after a perfect slam.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Her father could no longer work in the coal mines that pock the mountains here after an injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Tens of thousands of craters larger than 10 kilometers pock the Moon, but the researchers also figured the collision had to be relatively recent and the resulting crater particularly young.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2024

As she and others examined the sandy bottoms pock marked with clam-digging pits, Dr. Watson anecdotally noted that in places with long-established otter populations, the grass, known also as eelgrass, seemed to flower more frequently.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

“Aii, Lena,” she had said after that dinner so many years ago, “your future husband have one pock mark for every rice you not finish.”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan