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  • noun Plural form of pockmark.

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Examples

  • The pockmarks were the ancient scars of a bombing that took place in the 1920s, arguably the first terrorist attack on American soil.

    Ugly Americans Mezrich, Ben, 1969- 2004

  • He brought my husband in and he said, "Look at these marks on the floor, kind of pockmarks on the floor that go from the deck to the garden.

    Landon Lecture 1997

  • He had a ruggedly handsome face with some pockmarks and full lips.

    Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011

  • There was a program, done up on a word processor, with the official Army photo of the deceased, wearing a clean uniform, posed in front of an American flag -- young, so young, you could see a few red pockmarks on the side of his face, a chicken pox scar on his forehead.

    Peter Van Buren: Veteran's Day: Knocking on Heaven's Door Peter Van Buren 2011

  • He had a ruggedly handsome face with some pockmarks and full lips.

    Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011

  • Almost everyone who was infected with smallpox developed telltale pockmarks, making the virus easy to track.

    How a Scourge Was Eradicated Betsy McKay 2011

  • In places the pockmarks of shrapnel and the scorches of fire were left on view.

    David Chipperfield: master of permanence | Interview 2011

  • There was a program, done up on a word processor, with the official Army photo of the deceased, wearing a clean uniform, posed in front of an American flag -- young, so young, you could see a few red pockmarks on the side of his face, a chicken pox scar on his forehead.

    Peter Van Buren: Veteran's Day: Knocking on Heaven's Door Peter Van Buren 2011

  • He had a ruggedly handsome face with some pockmarks and full lips.

    Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011

  • Buyer beware: Some dealers may try to justify the porousness and pockmarks of lower-end stone as naturally occurring imperfections that are a stylistic choice, say contractors.

    How You Should Talk So the IRS Will Listen Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011

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