mould

Example Sentences

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Paul, the first contestant not to be plucked from the Bachelor Nation, broke that mould in many ways.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Wall panels and insulation at two new Aberdeen hospital facilities have had to be ripped out because of mould even before the buildings receive their first patients.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

On Thursday, Gray told the Scottish Parliament that mould had been found in one of the closed rooms in the ward.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 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