flecks
- present tense form of fleck (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The farm screens each batch for four types of bacteria: salmonella, E. coli, campylobacter and listeria, all of which thrive in the intestines of cattle and can contaminate milk through microscopic flecks of infected feces.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Bone Sine in Portland, Ore., flecks its mix of nuts and chana dal with ground lime leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
A real pan with flecks of red is at her feet, and his painted legs are upended into the real fridge-freezer that Banksy left by the wall.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
In his front yard, Rains kept a shaker table and other equipment to sift soil for flecks of gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024
She tries to look at me, but I’ve been counting the black flecks in the carpet for what feels like hours now.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
