Example Sentences

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When you assemble the dessert into bowls and start dappling each island with caramel and toasted sliced almonds, your friends will begin to hover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"Wouldn't it be useful for English speakers to have a specific word for sunlight dappling through leaves... Or a word for the action of sitting outside enjoying a beer?"

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

I stepped through the door, surveying the late-summer light dappling the antique wood floors.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

In the afternoon light, the windows sparkle — dappling the temple sanctuary with reflected light, but also creating a confetti pattern inside the pavilion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2022

There was a big enough hole in the roof for the winter sky to shine though, showing a dappling of snow on the wooden floor.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu