verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dappled sunlight (= when sunlight comes through trees )
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the dappled sunlight of the forest
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The statue was dappled with light from a stained-glass window.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Flecks of sunshine dappling fissured bark are a reminder of summers past during the tree's slow progress to maturity.
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He excelled when he caught fine rays of sunlight dappling the surface of a lake.
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It was a mild morning, with a wintry sunshine dappling the ground under the trees.
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See the sunlight dappling through the trees.
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The boats in the marina bobbed, well lit, white light dappling the dark waters.
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The spear-shaped leaves of the gum tree were dappling their faces as the sun moved towards the Andes.