mold

Example Sentences

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The story of his death broke the show’s mold, unfolding in nonlinear fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“The Bachelorette” acknowledged this in its way with this season’s tagline: “If you don’t fit the mold, break it.”

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Campus comedies seem to be flourishing, like ivy on Harvard brick, or mold in a bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

While directors help mold the work, the writer retains ultimate authority.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Dark, glowering woodwork, burnt-brown leather chairs, walls that might once have been white but had succumbed under a spreading malady of mold or damp.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath