variants
or less commonly dapple
: marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
a dappled fawn
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Examples of dappled in a Sentence
a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn
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The light was a deep, dappled green that made her eyelids and limbs grow heavy, a spontaneous fatigue like Dorothy in the field of poppies.
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Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
The gold and variegated cultivars do best in part sun to dappled shade.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
Like dappled shade along the forest floor, a handful of the dwelling’s ground-level spaces are characterized by a moody darkness.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2024
American hornbeam and flowering dogwood Evolved to thrive in the dappled shade of the forest understory with a small footprint, the hornbeam handles city heat and compact soil.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
The gold and variegated cultivars do best in part sun to dappled shade.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
Like dappled shade along the forest floor, a handful of the dwelling’s ground-level spaces are characterized by a moody darkness.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2024
American hornbeam and flowering dogwood Evolved to thrive in the dappled shade of the forest understory with a small footprint, the hornbeam handles city heat and compact soil.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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“Dappled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dappled. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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