Example Sentences

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On Friday in Beitunia, a lanky and pimpled 16-year-old, Aban Hammad, stood unmoving, looking shaken by the tumult of tears, hugs and pro-Hamas chants around him.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

When he won in Turin he instantly became a sensation — the way-out, pimpled, bandana-wearing face of Burton snowboards and whoever else wanted to write him a check.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

He runs his hand over the LED wall’s bumpy, pimpled surface, something he encourages visitors to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2018

He arched over her back and took hold of the passport before it landed on the pimpled floor.

From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2016

The chicken lies there, headless and without feet, goose pimpled as though shivering.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood