brindled

variants or brindle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brindled
Adjective
  • The temples are crafted from genuine buffalo horn, hand-finished in Germany, and come in vibrant, striated tones that make each pair one-of-a-kind.
    Dan Michel, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But within the striated canyon walls, a hidden world of microscopic marvels reveals the region’s role as an evolutionary hotbed teeming with prehistoric life.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Two-minute drives aren’t easy even for grizzled veterans playing in their own stadium.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Great Work is about a grizzled alchemist and his nephew tracking a strange creature through the Washington wilderness near the end of the nineteenth century.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
    Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The most common species of bats found in Grand Teton National Park are little brown bats, followed by big brown, silver-haired, hoary, Yuma, long-legged, and long-eared bats, the agency said.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Since Trump is not a Red-baiter, Clooney must adjust his hoary defense of the Democratic Party to fit the left’s new partisanship.
    Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Across the valley sat a two-story barn where caramel-colored and chestnut-spotted horses plus a storybook white one were lined up along the wooden fence.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The hidden layer of fragile surface hoar, with facets playing a contributing role, is now the failure point for large and unpredictable slabs of snow.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • There are many different kinds of frost: crystalline (hoar) frost, white frost, black frost, advection frost, and the frost that forms on glass windows, to name a few.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • The species stands out from other barking geckos because of its banded coloration, researchers said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • It’s finished with banded three-quarter sleeves and a subtly cropped hem that hits right at the hips on most people.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • According to Bennice, all of this flexibility helps the cephalopods to thrive in a wide range of habitats, from sandy shores to rocky reefs.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Searching for a spectacular sandy beach?
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Brindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brindled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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