Get to know Dappled better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like mottled or patterned.
Dappled meaning
Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.
Using Dappled
- The main meaning on this page is: Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.
- Useful related words include: mottled, patterned.
- In the example corpus, dappled often appears in combinations such as: the dappled, dappled sunlight, dappled light.
Context around Dappled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dappled
- In this selection, "dappled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sun, sunshine, sunlight, sunlight, light and shade stand out and add context to how "dappled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and sun dappled canals kyoto and and sunlight dappled the bushes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dappled" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dappled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dappled eyes are also possible. (5 words)
Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals: Kyoto from the Water. (10 words)
The cat is covered in rosettes for camouflage in the dappled light of its forest habitat. (16 words)
For while Nampara and its surroundings may be bathed in dappled sunlight, a gloomy shadow do loom over Ross and Demelza now that he has sold his soul, become a politician and moved to the ends of the earth (ie London). (41 words)
Margot Henderson’s long-standing Shoreditch favourite gets even better on a sunny day: the outdoor seating surrounding the converted bike sheds of a Victorian school is an enviable spot, the sunshine dappled for some tables by overhead grapevines. (39 words)
In contrast to the dappled chicks of other gull species, kittiwake chicks are downy and white since they are under relatively little threat of predation, as the nests are on extremely steep cliffs. (33 words)
Example sentences (17)
A proud Cathedral High School alum, Carol valued loyalty and had a passion for her family, favorite TV shows, and pets, she dappled in ceramic making and painting.
There’s lots of natural wood, palms, sofas and hanging swing seats, and daybeds in the dappled shade of a pergola – and of course the up-close view of the aquamarine sea.
All the other figures are here too, plus a dog that seems to be dappled with patches of the same colours used to describe the terrace.
Outside the popular market hall and the neighbouring cafes, customers find their spot on the sun-dappled terraces, grab a flat white or glass of wine, and catch up with friends.
Rather than slepping to Bordeaux or Champagne, why not pootle across to the Stroud valleys to weave through sun-dappled vineyards and sample the wines here.
Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals: Kyoto from the Water.
Three guys driving an open-top convertible through idyllic tree-lined roads, their faces lit by dappled sunlight and freedom – this was the stuff of teenage dreams.
Awash in gorgeously poetic, sun-dappled images at once dreamlike and precise, Daughters of the Dust forges a radical new visual language rooted in black femininity and the rituals of Gullah culture.
Margot Henderson’s long-standing Shoreditch favourite gets even better on a sunny day: the outdoor seating surrounding the converted bike sheds of a Victorian school is an enviable spot, the sunshine dappled for some tables by overhead grapevines.
Paris stood outside in front of lush greenery, and sunlight dappled the bushes behind her while she and the pup remained in the shadow.
I have one spot that gets about two to three hours of direct sunlight around noon and some additional dappled sunlight the rest of the day.
I met Jam Master Jay and these guys in Queens and shot a few frames—little did I know the dappled light was going to be hard to print.
For while Nampara and its surroundings may be bathed in dappled sunlight, a gloomy shadow do loom over Ross and Demelza now that he has sold his soul, become a politician and moved to the ends of the earth (ie London).
Dappled eyes are also possible.
His system of nomenclature included twelve categories of clouds, with such names as (translated from French) hazy clouds, dappled clouds and broom-like clouds.
In contrast to the dappled chicks of other gull species, kittiwake chicks are downy and white since they are under relatively little threat of predation, as the nests are on extremely steep cliffs.
The cat is covered in rosettes for camouflage in the dappled light of its forest habitat.
Common combinations with dappled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: