Example Sentences

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The bacon on the Cowboy is crumbled to fine pebbles — freckling the surface of the pie rather than screaming “BACON,” on top of sausage.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Stray words float by in a river of frontier gibberish: “Frawder thur prueless rare shur per thurst. Mirtler freckling thow.”

From New York Times • May 2, 2018

Jupiter’s great red spot is visible at the 10 o’clock position; a freckling of white ovals—most distinct at eight and nine o’clock—likely indicate deep atmospheric storms.

From Time • Oct. 25, 2017

It is a freckling of snow on cobbled pavements and the golden light from a window on a dark evening that glows like a Russian icon on a museum wall.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2017

“Decent food. The Internet. I don’t miss the sun that much. At least I’m not freckling anymore. What about you?”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer