freckle-faced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of freckle-faced
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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In a TV appearance as a freckle-faced 8-year-old, Rory McIlroy explained how he used his mother’s washing machine to hone his chip shot.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2022
His opponent, a freckle-faced boy named Charlie, waits a few feet away, ready to smash cars together.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
Witnesses said a man, woman and a freckle-faced child in a dark green early-1950s sedan drove up to Gallegos and the other children as they were playing, the Sheriff's Office said.
From Fox News ● Mar. 16, 2022
Howdy Doody, a freckle-faced marionette in western wear, made his TV debut four years before “I Love Lucy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2019
I hadn’t worked two long hard years for my pups to have some freckle-faced punk pull their ears.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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