specks

Example Sentences

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A bottle of Ice Age glacial water from the Czech mountains contains dazzling specks of 24‑carat gold.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Abandoning Ukrainians over the specks of sawdust in their eyes would be hypocritical and counter to our interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

We were just specks in the ocean, as tiny as a velella or an anchovy, part of a big, watery world.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

In Sydney's historic Rocks precinct, a cobblestoned alleyway has been transformed into a winter wonderland for two weeks of Christmas in July markets, complete with fake snow machines churning specks of foam onto passersby.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

I watched specks of moonlight sparkle off the water’s surface whenever a small swell rolled toward shore.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña