1
b
: marked by an extensive use of marble as an architectural or decorative feature
ancient marbled cities
2
: having markings or coloration suggestive of marble
3
[marble entry 2]
: marked by an intermixture of fat and lean
well-marbled beef
Examples of marbled in a Sentence
The mansion has beautiful marbled columns.
The meat was marbled with fat.
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The palate featured similar flavors and accents of spruce tip, marbled rye toast, and baking spice.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
On his shorebird odyssey, the marbled godwit is one of the first of the Magnificent Seven that Beehler got to observe.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
The checkerboard plates, paired with his marbled bowls, make for a dinner party tablescape no one can rival.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025
The hearing took place in the Russell Senate Office building next to the US Capitol on Wednesday morning, in an expansive room with marbled columns and three large chandeliers.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
On his shorebird odyssey, the marbled godwit is one of the first of the Magnificent Seven that Beehler got to observe.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
The checkerboard plates, paired with his marbled bowls, make for a dinner party tablescape no one can rival.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025
The hearing took place in the Russell Senate Office building next to the US Capitol on Wednesday morning, in an expansive room with marbled columns and three large chandeliers.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Marbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marbled. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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marbled
adjective
mar·bled
ˈmär-bəld 
1
: made from or decorated with marble
2
: having markings or color similar to marble
3
: having lines of fat throughout
marbled meat
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