freckle-faced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of freckle-faced
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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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
“Tenniswise, winning this slam was a lot tougher because of all the good players,” the modest, freckle-faced redhead said.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2019
The camera would cut to a field of ragged crows and then to a freckle-faced woman who sat in a sunbeam examining her knuckles.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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