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verb

past tense of mottle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mottled
Adjective
More than a century later, fine particles of pollution still clung to its feathers, dulling what once was a scarlet red breast to a mottled gray. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025 Such warrior-poet anti-charisma feels out of place in a dopey movie that proves more interested in CGI monsters than its hero’s mottled humanity (Levi’s constant allusions to T.S. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025 Its body is about 2.2 inches long and covered with mottled bumps, according to the study. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025 But there’s something dingy and gross, like mottled drifts of old snow, about the overweening influence of Trump’s courtiers and their grubbing relationship with a president so obviously enamored of money and flattery. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mottled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mottled
Adjective
  • That Trump and Zelenskyy spoke privately, face to face and hunched over on chairs on the marbled floors of the pope's home, on the day of his funeral, was perhaps a fitting way to honor his wishes.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Wildlife officials later identified the animal as a marbled cat, a mysterious wild cat rarely seen on trail cameras or in-person.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The shelter also posted a video of Kaylee with her orange-and-black spotted head pressed against the wall, not interacting with anything.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The study, published Wednesday, found that the rig shark -- also known as the spotted estuary smoothhound -- produces clicking sounds when handled, according to the study.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The whole rug needs to get wet or colors in the fiber could migrate and result in a blotched look.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Its leaves are deciduous and sometimes white-blotched.
    Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
Adjective
  • Grief has grayed-out her love for colorful creation.
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • At the end of a Monday morning meeting, realtors lined up to spin a colorful wheel to earn prizes, such as money for gas or Starbucks.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Spice up your Super Bowl party with these pinto beans, garnished with savory bacon and spicy poblano peppers.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Two types of beans (black and pinto) bring the protein count in this healthy enchilada casserole up to 19 grams per serving.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2022

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“Mottled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mottled. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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