fleck

Example Sentences

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A nanoparticle is a fleck of material ranging in size approximately between 1 and 100 nanometers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

The Scottish musician, who specializes in pop treacle, is foulmouthed the way a young child is — cheekily and cuddly, without a fleck of harm.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

When they dialed the pressure back up to as little as 0.3 gigapascals, the blue fleck turned pink as the electrical resistance plunged to zero.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2023

But he’ll turn 64 before next season, so we have accounted for the speck of a fleck of a prayer of a chance that he retires.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2022

Smother it under a cloak and the cloak took fire; slap at a fleck of it with your palm and your hand was aflame.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin