mote
Example Sentences
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Bangladesh, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, has raised fuel prices by mote than 50% in just a week.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022
And we as humans, temporary inhabitants of a dust mote, as Carl Sagan said, did what we had to do.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2022
Momentum snowballed and the enthusiasm surrounding that dream provided yet another mote of optimism.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2021
After the issue was resolved, another mote of organic material began to threaten the mission’s launch.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 25, 2020
Morning light, mote filled and yellow, streamed in through the narrow glassless window.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
