Example Sentences
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Trout, their speckled flanks gleaming in the sun, gulped them down one by one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Fighting it in the Pacific would involve a vast, watery battlespace speckled with jungle-swathed island chains—all within reach of those missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
In his larger home – with patios and several rooms – a group of speckled hens fights for rooftop space between the solar panels.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
One of them kept her eyes glued to Palacios as she reached sneakily for the cat’s speckled fur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
I thought, but it was not a speckled mare.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
