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Synonyms: Noun
blemish, blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, scar
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The bullets left pockmarks in the wall. the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent buildingRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
More recent aerial views of this place of once miraculous beauty show that it is now reduced to little more than pockmarks amongst the rubble, although some survivals suggest that there is hope for future restoration. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Hamish Bowles Spends a Week in Qatar and Is Dazzled by Doha," 2 Apr. 2019 The wrappers are tender at the ends, but golden and crispy at the center and dappled with pockmarks from the sauté oil. — Michael Nagrant, RedEye Chicago, "Worth a trip: Dumplings from Bibim Town," 15 Aug. 2017 Mars used to have a lot of volcanic activity and evidence of these times remains as pockmarks around the surface of the planet. — Shannon Stirone, WIRED, "Space Photos of the Week: Morning Light Hits the Southern Lights," 14 Apr. 2018 Police believe the person may be casing homes to see if people are home and checking car doors. The man is described as white, average build, between 6-feet 5 and 6-feet-6 , in his late 20’s or early 30’s with a ponytail and pockmarks on his face. — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "St. Francis Police warn of potential burglary by man going door-to-door asking to shovel snow," 12 Feb. 2018 Frost layers can trap air bubbles in the ice, which can work their way out as tiny pockmarks. — Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian, "The Slick Science of Making Olympic Snow and Ice," 1 Feb. 2018 Nestled among the glitzy cement-and-glass skyscrapers in the capital, Beirut, some buildings still bear the pockmarks and jagged tears of bullets and shells. — Nabih Bulos, latimes.com, "A Lebanese director's new film opens old wounds," 4 Feb. 2018 For a bobsled, one tiny pockmark can cause a sled to bounce, perpetuating the problem. — Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian, "The Slick Science of Making Olympic Snow and Ice," 1 Feb. 2018 One ball of ice shattered instantaneously, leaving behind a large pockmark on the roof. — Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, "To Test for Climate Disasters: Break, Burn and Throw Stuff," 11 Dec. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Early Sunday, 17 people were shot in a period of two hours in a small pocket on the city’s West Side, turning residential blocks into chaotic scenes of ambulances, grieving family members, and cars pockmarked with bullets. — Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com, "Chicago has its worst weekend of gun violence in 2019 as 7 are killed," 5 Aug. 2019 Unlike many former mills in Connecticut, though, it is not pockmarked with shattered windows, boarded-up doorways and graffiti. — Don Stacom, courant.com, "Bristol wants fresh start for 113-year-old ex-factory," 13 Aug. 2019 But its windows, pockmarked by bulletholes, hint at a dark history: in 1990 government soldiers massacred 600 people here. — The Economist, "Liberia’s economic crisis and corruption could lead to violence," 8 Aug. 2019 Because these spot fires were pockmarked all over town, firefighters simply couldn’t handle them. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Blame Utilities for Wildfires. But Blame Everyone Else Too," 14 June 2019 In a women’s World Cup soccer tournament pockmarked by own goals, the U.S. team was spectacular and relentless in its 13-0 win over Thailand, also drawing heat for pouring it on. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "The Warriors fall, and the Western Conference rises from hibernation," 14 June 2019 Dogtown Lake Named for the many prairie dog villages that once pockmarked nearby meadows, this body of water sits just outside Williams. — Roger Naylor, azcentral, "These Arizona campgrounds will reserve your spot," 17 June 2019 Steam rises from the hot springs and fumaroles that pockmark this dormant volcano, and two small glaciers provide dazzling views. — National Geographic, "Beyond Everest: 9 peaks to summit in a lifetime," 29 May 2019 Today, the zone is pockmarked with vacant buildings. — The Economist, "Once again, China’s richest region is pulling ahead of the others," 8 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pockmark.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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