How to Use dappled in a Sentence

dappled

adjective
  • Grow in dappled sun to deep shade.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Light Give them dappled sun to shade.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
  • Plant them in partial to full shade or dappled light.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Tbilisi is a city of dappled light.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Move it into dappled light or morning sun for about a week.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The children stop to eat plums in the dappled shade of a cemetery.
    — Yasmine Seale, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Inland, plant in dappled light or light shade and water more.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
  • This hardy perennial grows in dappled light or full shade.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Place them in dappled shade, and prune them lightly to maintain shape.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Loropetalum performs well in full sun to part shade, as well as dappled sunlight.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Both can grow in full sun or part shade, while bromeliads prefer dappled light or full shade.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Her maroon nails and gold Oura ring gleam in the dappled sunlight.
    — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
  • If possible, move the plant outside and place it in a spot with dappled light.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Nova is a four-year-old clouded leopard with round ears and a dappled coat.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
  • These plants also do well in dappled sunlight under a tree.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • Although there are a few tillandsias that can live in full sun, most require dappled shade.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 25 July 2019
  • Edged in travertine, the screens create dappled patterns when the sun shines.
    — Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Katuk likes the understory, with dappled shade, but not deep shade.
    — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 24 May 2017
  • Acidic soil and dappled shade keep mountain laurels blooming best.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • Most columbine does well in part sun or dappled sunlight, but the plants can tolerate full sun in moister soil.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Miriam snaps amid firelight and fog, by dappled water and at the edge of a cold forest.
    — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2021
  • In the dappled light, Khan suddenly began to talk about her sons.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2016
  • Moss does particularly well in full or dappled shade on moist, acidic soils.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The impatiens will flower from late spring to fall and thrive in full shade or dappled sunlight.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
  • At its center pulsed the Twin Serpents' bite mark, in a bloom of dappled red.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • French hydrangeas like more moisture and need partial or dappled shade in the South.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • French hydrangeas like more moisture and need partial or dappled shade in the South.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Hydrangeas are shade-loving shrubs that can grow well in the dappled light of a sun-loving crepe myrtle tree.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Nylons, silk shorts, and a dappled gray blazer completed my look.
    — Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Standing in the dappled sunlight that spread through the leaves of the trees like lace, Anne felt a sudden chill.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024

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