After hours of cleaning, the kitchen counters were speckless and gleamed under the lights.

Under the microscope, the lung tissue revealed specklike deposits scattered across the sample.

On a sunny afternoon I spotted a speckled wood basking on a patch of moss beside the garden path.

In the warm light of the clearing, several speckled woods fluttered among the ferns.

The speckledness of the ceramic glaze gave the vase a rustic charm.

The museum exhibit featured a row of speckled footmen that once served in the palace kitchens.

On a misty evening in the heathland, I spotted a speckled footman clinging to a stalk of grass.

The kids laughed as they chased the speckies across the meadow.

The speckled-bellies clustered around the tide pool, probing the algae for tiny crustaceans.

The speckled-belly paddled calmly among the reeds at dawn.