mould

Example Sentences

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Midfield partner Bryn Bradley, 22, is from a similar hard-running mould.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin after mould accidentally contaminated a laboratory dish and killed surrounding bacteria.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The second, most prominent, son of the late ayatollah is in his father's ultraconservative mould.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

All that remained was to put rules down on paper, develop special helmets and invent a machine to mould the snowballs.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

As if to mark his disregard of all such courtesy, Gollum was scrabbling in the mould at the foot of a tree.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien