Example Sentences

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The white sails of our boats will fleck every lake and sea and river with their rich burdens of trade, pouring a fabulous and a willing wealth into the coffers of the king.

From The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)

The later spring growth will fleck the bogs with greens, but the maroon background will still be there.

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop