How to Use freckle in a Sentence

freckle

1 of 2 noun
  • Start with this lip tint and freckle duo to find your new favs.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2023
  • And Talk Deep is quite good for a freckle.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
  • My face is puffy, pale, with freckles standing out like the heads of pins.
    — Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
  • Granted, there's that slight chance the freckles were drawn in, but still!
    — Victoria Rodriguez, Seventeen, 5 June 2018
  • The lanky frame and coarse hair, the cluster of freckles over the long, humped nose.
    — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
  • To see those brown eyes, long brown hair, and those freckles sprinkled across her nose.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Each single freckle takes about four or five pokes to create.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 25 May 2022
  • Her freckles are clearly showing and her skin looks so fresh and clear.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Keep an eye out for tiny black dots that could resemble new freckles.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • Keep an eye out for tiny black dots that could resemble new freckles.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Sam switches on a light, picks me over, stopping at each freckle.
    — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017
  • In the pic, her freckles are clearly showing and her skin looks so fresh and clear.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Dab, pat with your finger to blend and spread the love for some extra faux freckles.
    — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • His belly spread and aching knees stood in sharp relief against her girl-freckles and bangs.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 May 2017
  • So many moles and freckles were cut from my body in every possible place.
    — Rachel Francis, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2017
  • The salesgirls would push whitening products on me and try to fade my freckles.
    — Daria Kobayashi Ritch, Allure, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Mason, who had made the freckles, also made a decal for that look.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Ray’s killer was predicted to have brown or dark brown skin with no freckles, brown or black eyes and black hair.
    — Deanna Boyd, star-telegram, 2 July 2018
  • Some, like Workman, are marked by sprays of odd-looking freckles.
    — Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Enlarged freckles added to the theatrics of the look, tickling her nose on top of her stained lips.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Led to her bedroom, Cathy learns its walls were painted to match her skin, down to a freckle.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
  • Even something as specific as the freckles on my body was put up for debate.
    — Madison Beer, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Vest and her team pay attention to the detail — anything from a freckle to a fine line.
    — Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2022
  • They were covered with tiny freckle-size dots of blood trapped under the skin at the hair follicles.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Her freckles and sandy brown hair almost seem to dance around with her, filling the room with warm energy.
    — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, 24 May 2018
  • At the time, American blondes were sought after, some even had freckles.
    — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
  • The actress and model dotted gemstones on her face for a faux freckle look, adding even more shine to her 'fit.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2023
  • For choosing skin tone and other details such as freckles, beauty spots, and how blush-y the cheeks will be.
    — Harry Guinness, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2020
  • The right amount of freckles, and the right color beads allowed the look to be bright and fun without being too much.
    — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The freckles give it a rich chocolatey flavor, which is offset by the addition of sea salt.
    — Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 Apr. 2018

freckle

2 of 2 verb
  • Tiny black spots freckled the walls.
  • His skin freckles but doesn't tan.
  • The custard will get lightly freckled and the streusel will toast.
    — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Ross's fresh face was freckled and glowing and her lips were vibrant in a matte rouge.
    — Kate Branch, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Tradition is salmon flavored with kelp and freckled with white sesame seeds.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The 31-year-old surfer is tanned and freckled, his hair gelled back to give that permanent ocean-wet vibe.
    — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
  • What if the whiteness of my new teeth doesn’t match the rest of my face— freckled, uneven, and often makeup-free?
    — Lena Dunham, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2018
  • She was dressed all in white, her oversized parka hood almost concealing her freckled face.
    — Written By Annie Correal; Photographs By Benjamin Norman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Chloroplasts visibly freckled each cell from end to end.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
  • To give even more modern appeal, windows in varying sizes freckle the facade.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
  • There were the three of us, a family tree in an ombré of mocha next to the caramel complexion of my mom and light-skinned, freckled me.
    — Marissa G. Muller, Allure, 11 Dec. 2017
  • The top racers are tanned and freckled from time spent running outside, with muscular arms and uneven tan lines.
    — Pia Peterson, New York Times, 5 July 2018
  • Today Frances is a slender, lightly freckled 12-year-old with her dad's warm brown eyes.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2016
  • Fake but seriously lifelike clusters of plants and patches of moss freckle the room’s landscape.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Yard signs proclaiming residents proudly vote by mail freckle the nation.
    — Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The local doctor recorded a cellphone video to document the dead faces, freckled with shrapnel and blood, coated with dust and debris.
    — Brett Murphy, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Here, breathtaking landscapes stretch as far as the eye can see, freckled with twinkling lagoons and clusters of thick forests, framed by gentle slopes and hills beyond.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
  • After my third dinner, Flora was whipping up gratis drinks, one night mezcal and tamarind syrup capped with frothy egg white freckled with chocolate bitters.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Salem Mitchell opted for lime liner, neon green pulled along the upper lashline as a cool addition to her usual menu of freckled, glossed lips and box braids.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2019
  • The prize of the cold mezze, aside from the colorful spreads, is poached veal tongue, rosy slices of which are glossed with olive oil and freckled with Maras pepper, bright red and warm on the tongue.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2019
  • This Scottish name means speckled or freckled and has become way more commonly used than its original spelling—Brice—over the decades.
    — Anna Earl, Parents, 1 June 2026
  • This Scottish name means speckled or freckled and has become way more commonly used than its original spelling—Brice—over the decades.
    — Anna Earl, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Harper Jensen, a North Texas potter, celebrates her freckles through her handmade pottery.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The consequences of participating can be more than just a résumé freckled with poor-quality papers and meeting abstracts.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
  • These days Normandy is still freckled with the cemeteries of war and the graves of soldiers of many nations, a reminder of a common purpose against Hitler’s onslaught.
    — Alan Cowell, New York Times, 6 June 2019
  • Trying to preserve a rugged country In the San Bernardino Valley, when night falls, the earth is swallowed up, and the stars freckle the sky.
    — Erin Stone, azcentral, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Regional airports are freckled around the area, most notably in small-but-commercial Flagstaff and in charter-only Sedona and Tusayan.
    — Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In the short term, a wave of low pressure spreads rain back into the area today, and more pop-up showers and T-storms will freckle the Doppler radar screen late Friday and Saturday.
    — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Emma Lipp and Meredith Ouzounian, Scribe’s chefs, have baked pumpernickel bagels, their exteriors freckled with coarse sea salt, and made cream cheese with dill from the garden.
    — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2016
  • Although the park runs adjacent to Ridge Route Drive, ornamental gardens designed by residents and local businesses are freckled throughout the walking trail and add color to the park.
    — Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2017

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