speck

Example Sentences

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At one point, in the Oval Office, Trump noticed a speck on Macron’s coat jacket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A slight misalignment, or even a speck of oil from the technician’s hands, and the strands won’t join.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Surely, there has got to be some speck of humanity here, some microcosmic pocket of life detectable amid her robotic demeanor and Ratner’s styleless direction.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

"If there's a speck of dust in your eye, you just get rid of it, right?"

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

He must have been holding his breath because I couldn’t see one speck of life anywhere in his body.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls