Examples of mote in a Sentence
Noun
there's not a mote of dirt in that woman's house
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Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Easily swept up by wind and carried long distances by water, these tiny motes are also exceedingly difficult to detect and almost impossible to remove from the environment.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
The likely winner: Paul Thomas Anderson The fun pick: Ryan Coogler, whose win would inject a mote of possibility that Sinners could maybe crash the One Battle party.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
However, some bits of debris from the objects can exist long enough to plummet through the sky, ranging from dust-mote-sized particles to whole propellant tanks.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Sunbeams through the windows illuminate floating dust motes—and, imperceptibly, microdroplets of mucus carrying the measles virus, expelled from an infected but asymptomatic child who is hopping and laughing among the others.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Easily swept up by wind and carried long distances by water, these tiny motes are also exceedingly difficult to detect and almost impossible to remove from the environment.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
The likely winner: Paul Thomas Anderson The fun pick: Ryan Coogler, whose win would inject a mote of possibility that Sinners could maybe crash the One Battle party.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
However, some bits of debris from the objects can exist long enough to plummet through the sky, ranging from dust-mote-sized particles to whole propellant tanks.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Mote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mote. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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