pockmarked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The four astronauts channeled Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise shot from 1968 with a powerful photo of Earth setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Many found a city with barely functioning services, their homes destroyed and neighbourhoods pockmarked by makeshift cemeteries authorities are now exhuming.
From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026
Decades of decline have pockmarked the city, including some now-famous failings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
And not even in the federal government in Washington, where the streets are now pockmarked from tanks and military vehicles.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025
Since many workers cross this way to get to the mines, the snow’s pockmarked with footprints.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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