pocked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pocked
Example Sentences
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Across a running time tied to the shifting seasons, pocked by images of breathtaking beauty, Pálmason is after a feeling that only patient observance yields: a lasting reality about the passing of relationships.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Binnington, who took the historic puck from Ovechkin's goal and pocked it before a linesman retrieved it from him, was pulled after surrendering four goals in just under 30 minutes.
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
Their history is pocked with career-making highlights: the band’s bravura February 9, 1964, appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that netted some 73 million viewers.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025
And the woods can be pocked with streams, ponds and swamps that freeze quickly.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
On either side of them, along the overhanging niche, the cliff was pocked with myriad caves.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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