marbled

adjective mar·bled \ ˈmär-bəld \

|Updated on: 29 Jul 2018

Examples: marbled in a Sentence

Definition of marbled

[¹marble]

a : made of or covered with marble or marbling

b : marked by an extensive use of marble as an architectural or decorative feature

ancient marbled cities

2 : having markings or coloration suggestive of marble

[²marble]

: marked by an intermixture of fat and lean

well-marbled beef

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Examples of marbled in a Sentence

The mansion has beautiful marbled columns.
The meat was marbled with fat.

Recent Examples of marbled from the Web

The Shanghai, where her mother’s family hails from, features a jade-like bit of marbled agate and a white and blue porcelain bead akin to a Ming vase.

— monica kim, Vogue, "SVNR’s Colorful Keepsake Earrings Turn Forgotten Objects Into Chic Mementos," 13 July 2018
In one photo, Conrad stood with his mother, father, brother and sister posed in front of a blue-marbled backdrop for a family portrait.

— brenna bailey, azcentral, "Fallen Chandler soldier, Sgt. Alexander Conrad, was a 'hero,' brother says," 30 June 2018
Serendipity could soon find him, if his handlers play their cards right, alongside his high school classmate back in those marbled halls — a Washington institution conservatives have long sought to dominate and shape in their own image.

— cristian farias, Daily Intelligencer, "In Kavanaugh, Trump Found Another Judge Who Will Kiss the Ring," 10 July 2018
In this photo, the clouds of Jupiter appear to be a beautiful, marbled swirl of colors and textures.

— laura yan, Popular Mechanics, "Jupiter’s Chaotic Clouds Look Like Gorgeous Marbled Paper," 1 July 2018
Auerbach’s version is a wonder in the fireboat colors of red and white, filtered through her abstract and optical eye, combining painting with the laws of science into marbled swirls, liquid patterns, and blocks of color.

— eve macsweeney, Vogue, "There’s Plenty of Great Art to See (and Instagram) Outdoors in New York This Summer," 29 June 2018
Gently knead to smooth out twist and incorporate colors for a marbled effect.

— cheryl slocum, Country Living, "Red-and-White Marbled Cookies," 4 Nov. 2010
Or an upscale riff on the McDonald’s apple pie: a flakey, flawless French pastry filled with marbled Japanese monkfish, black truffle and lardo.

— stan parish, WSJ, "‘Go Beyond Sushi’: Tokyo’s Culinary Gems," 19 June 2018
Crowds draped in white-blue-red Russian flags sang folk songs and whooped wildly in the marbled corridors of the St. Petersburg subway.

— Fox News, "Russian fans celebrate once-maligned team as heroes," 19 June 2018

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