: having freckles
his freckled nose
I knew this little girl. She looked like the freckled six-year-old in my mother's wallet. She felt like Pollyanna.—
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a tanned girl with a freckled face
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The freckled red-haired teen and his friends have, since their first appearance in 1941, become as American as apple pie.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
My own father, a red-headed, freckled schoolboy in rural Illinois in the 1950s—and far from what anyone would call an avid reader—would have to pick a new favorite book.
—Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025
Bailey is tan, if her skin were capable of tanning, her skin freckled and reddish, perhaps from the daily toll of life in Southern California, perhaps from spending too many days at the beach.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 June 2025
The Duchess of Sussex admitted beauty brands were reluctant to hire her due to her natural, freckled complexion.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
My own father, a red-headed, freckled schoolboy in rural Illinois in the 1950s—and far from what anyone would call an avid reader—would have to pick a new favorite book.
—Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025
Bailey is tan, if her skin were capable of tanning, her skin freckled and reddish, perhaps from the daily toll of life in Southern California, perhaps from spending too many days at the beach.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 June 2025
The Duchess of Sussex admitted beauty brands were reluctant to hire her due to her natural, freckled complexion.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for freckled
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“Freckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freckled. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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