Example Sentences

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Carolina Gelen’s beetroot focaccia is spring: shocking-pink dough rising on my counter, later freckled with crystalline shards of salt.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

Its shell is painted to resemble SpongeBob’s freckled face.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

A fuzzy, freckled gull chick emerged from a bayberry bush, stared curiously at me as if it had spotted a Martian, and then waddled back to its hiding place.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2023

But the glow of the freckled, big-eyed actor who so memorably played Marion Ravenwood has only grown stronger over time.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

“I been wondering about something,” Howard said, scratching at mosquito bites on his freckled leg.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor