How to Use mole in a Sentence

mole

noun
  • There’s a mole in his task force.
    — Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • One is a simple whack-a-mole game.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Feast on mole and learn to make it yourself.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Skin changes, like a new or changing mole.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Raccoons, skunks, crows, and moles feed on lawn grubs.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The mole's color, shape, or size has changed over time.
    — Carrie Madormo, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Mets’ season is like a game of whack-a-mole.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The same approach can be applied to your go-to mole.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026
  • One of the moles was found to be cancerous.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Nope, coffee grounds will not work to deter moles.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
  • On average, there are three moles per acre.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The menu will have six different moles.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
  • New vendors keep popping up, like a game of whack-a-mole.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Oaxacan mole from a strip mall.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Lawsuits must be filed the same way, in a losing game of whack-a-mole.
    — Hillary Angelo, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
  • These recipes for cookies, pie, mole and more prove that chocolate can do it all.
    — Victoria Caruso, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
  • It’s wrapped in masa dyed with butterfly pea and served on sautéed ramps and mole verde.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • The problem is that the Dark Hearts now know there’s a mole.
    — Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Everyone is trying to smoke out moles, or plant some of their own.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Even doctors can have a hard time telling when moles are cancerous.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The letters represent five things to look for in a mole or spot on the skin.
    — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2023
  • The holes also are too small for gophers, moles and ground squirrels.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The mole on his forehead came back positive for melanoma.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Try the old-fashioned enchiladas with chile con carne or mole sauce.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • These will help prevent moles from building their tunnels close to your plants.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Six moles were removed from his back, chest, and forehead for biopsy.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Six moles are served throughout the night, including for dessert.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
  • For starters, moles and voles have different diets.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • When the shot went wide, the commentator blamed a rogue mole who had popped up through the grass.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • Grasso is terrified of being found out as the mole in the task force.
    — Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025

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