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

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

A speck of an island with a land area of 171 square miles, Curacao is 40 miles north of Venezuela.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

I stare at the loaves we spilled onto the street, searching for even the tiniest speck of dirt we might have missed.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina