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

I’m but a speck of matter in the cosmos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

Even in summer a speck on the horizon was a curiosity.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong