snowflake

Example Sentences

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The sensors also have an aerosol probe that measures particulate matter, because dust helps with snowflake formation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The arrival of only one snowflake adds to Gobo’s severe case of writer’s block.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Attempts to broaden the Army's appeal - including high-profile recruitment campaigns targeting the so-called "snowflake" generation - have not been enough to reverse the decline.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

These colours are reflected so many times within a snowflake that they combine to make white light, and this is what is reflected back to our eyes.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

She thought of those snowflake and fingerprint stories about the perfect uniqueness of each one and wondered, “Are we supposed to feel good about that?”

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye