specks
- plural of speck.
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
The production invoked the historical paintings of Hildegard’s visions as well as modern interpretations of them, using videos in which swirling specks of colored light coalesced into figures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
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
Over time, specks of dust collide and stick together, forming rocky pebbles.
From Space Scoop • Jul. 16, 2025
A smooth plum-colored name with little yellow specks.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
