Example Sentences

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Wales stayed in the fight, and while usually conceding on the stroke of half-time, pulled one back off another well-worked driving maul, with Jones dotting down.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Almost all of Mandalay's flattened or toppled residential buildings have been cleared away, some of them already rebuilt and others remaining as fenced-off empty lots dotting the city.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Should boomtowns dotting the new market be expected to shrink back into villages—or less?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The dish that caused this awakening consisted of poached chicken with cucumber, charred avocado and a ginger-buttermilk sauce, with tiny drops of verdant olive oil dotting the plate.

From Salon • May 30, 2025

She had a few pimples dotting the sides of her cheeks near her ears.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young