: something spherical or rounded: such as
a
: a spherical representation of the earth, a celestial body, or the heavens
b
c
Examples of globe in a Sentence
Noun
She has a globe in her office.
His fame has spread around the globe.
The tree was decorated with colorful glass globes.
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Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
3 July 2026
Lastly, there is the wet bulb globe temperature, which incorporates far more factors than the other metrics.
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Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
There’s also an inflatable globe, a witty reference to Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940).
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Barry Levitt,
Time,
3 July 2026
Experts say the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme weather across the planet.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
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Noun
Lantana, zinnias, California poppies, and globe gilia are a few drought-tolerant options.
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Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
3 July 2026
Lastly, there is the wet bulb globe temperature, which incorporates far more factors than the other metrics.
—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
There’s also an inflatable globe, a witty reference to Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940).
—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
3 July 2026
Experts say the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme weather across the planet.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globe. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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