Etymology
Origin of pebbly
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Crawling across the pebbly rocks and sharp white shells, the blood flowing red from the cut on her knee, Nim threw handfuls of seaweed from one end of the beach to the other.
From Literature
![]()
I ask, running my hand over its pebbly face.
From Literature
![]()
It’s pebbly and gravelly under our feet, a mix of beach and pavement.
From Literature
![]()
To make dal feels like an alchemical feat, watching the pebbly lentils turn creamy, starchy and golden with turmeric.
From Seattle Times
The pebbly scrap, which is no larger than a human fingernail, most likely belonged to an ancient reptile and provides rare insight into the evolution of skin.
From New York Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.