How to Use molecule in a Sentence

molecule

noun
  • There is not a molecule of evidence to support these charges.
  • The groups are called molecules.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Over time, the molecules build up and leave your towels smelling like bleach.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • These act as a sieve for water molecules.
    — Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Those are single-molecule-thick sheets, and there was more.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
  • What happens when a small molecule, like a drug, gets lodged in one of its crevices?
    — James Somers, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The treatment is a small molecule drug like most pills people know.
    — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There's a spirit in that song somehow that changes the molecules in the air.
    — Melonee Hurt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This changes the way molecules that make up skin interact with light.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The result is a new molecule that has been called ibuzatrelvir.
    — Rich Haridy, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Eggs are rich in choline, an essential molecule for the brain.
    — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
  • That means the heavier your viral load, the more tiny dye molecules will stick to the line.
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That step is not required for generic copies of small-molecule drugs.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Dopamine is not the pleasure molecule.
    — CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Smell has molecules that can transfer over to music.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But don't count the universe's simplest molecule out just yet.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The idea was that the holes in the graphene are tuned to be the right size to capture molecules of acetone gas.
    — New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The electric field makes the molecule stretch and contract.
    — Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • More long-acting molecules could also play a part.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Spicy foods like chili contain a molecule called capsaicin.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The first is flowers, the second a molecule, lignin.
    — David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Pores of a certain size confine water molecules in a way that helps ice form, too.
    — Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
  • To use it as a fuel, these molecules must be split into their constituent parts.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • Other changes had to do with oxygen molecules in the soil breaking down.
    — Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The acetic acid in vinegar breaks the bond between the dye molecules and the fabric fibers.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
  • Lactic acid is the second smallest molecule out of all the acids.
    — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 19 Nov. 2020
  • But the plastic laced with the new weak molecules absorbed the heavy impact with ease.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
  • Odor removal means breaking down and washing away the molecules that cause the smell.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
  • Peptides are molecules made up of chains of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • The molecule is no longer the binding constraint What changed this year is not the gas.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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