Example Sentences

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The off-white cloak caked in clay is deliberately drained of all color.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

A fisherman dived down in the water and brought up a clump of vegetation caked in dark slime.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

His feet were freezing, and his Santa beard was caked with snow.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

Cobblestone streets and mom-and-pop stores speckle the downtown of this city of 18,000 that is caked in red clay soil and nestled among rolling hills.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

His feet were cracked and caked in dried mud; he had fought without shoes.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie