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

A slight misalignment, or even a speck of oil from the technician’s hands, and the strands won’t join.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Tim Skipper was just a redshirt freshman then, a speck of a middle linebacker at 5 feet 6.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

"But it was a speck too much, I mean it's Brad Pitt."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

When the white speck had faded into the earth, the boy looked up at the sky.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong