mote

Example Sentences

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That is said with nary a mote of sarcasm.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2024

Bangladesh, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, has raised fuel prices by mote than 50% in just a week.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022

He noted that Jesus Christ, who was the original pundit, said to “cast out the beam in our own eye before we cast out the mote in the eye of another.”

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2022

And we as humans, temporary inhabitants of a dust mote, as Carl Sagan said, did what we had to do.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2022

Morning light, mote filled and yellow, streamed in through the narrow glassless window.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz