Example Sentences

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The towns speckling the Columbia River basin have long ridden the ebbs and flows of far-off markets: volatile crop prices, changes in the livestock trade, pressure on the lumber industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

One night in October, an enormous swirl of birds flew over Chicago, astounding those who had their binoculars trained on the flashes of yellow, white and brown speckling the sky above.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

If Neutraface starts speckling the homes and fences around your neighborhood, your rent might soar soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Soon after European astronomers developed the first telescopes at the start of the 17th century, they observed dark spots speckling the Sun’s surface.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 9, 2022

Slightly dizzy, he nevertheless kept his eyes wide open, rain was speckling his glasses and ran up his nostrils as he hung upside down, avoiding another fierce dive from the Bludger.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling