How to Use particle in a Sentence

particle

noun
  • There is not a particle of truth in what he said.
  • There is not a particle of evidence to support their claim.
  • The oven is no stranger to spills and food particles.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Our skies will turn hazy with all the dust particles in the air.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Scrub all particles and residue from the bowls with a clean sponge or brush.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Viral particles can stay in the air for up to two hours.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The year has been full of scary details about the tiny particles.
    — Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2026
  • But fine particles from the smoke can make their way indoors.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 June 2023
  • The broom has flagged bristles that can pick up fine particles from all types of floors.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The tiny plastic particles have been found in the ocean breeze, soil and even our brains.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The ring particles mostly range from tiny, dust-sized icy grains to chunks as big as a house.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Matter should not be able to exist as both a wave and a particle at once.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Viral particles can live in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The ideal particle size is roughly that of a red blood cell.
    — ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
  • That way, any crumbs or loose particles that fall to the floor from dusting can be picked up last.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • But this means that even a particle at rest still has energy.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The first layer is for the larger dust particles or pet hairs.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024
  • This is made of 100% wood, so there’s no particle board or mdf.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 26 May 2021
  • But this is the particle size for which the masks are least efficient.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 7 Jan. 2022
  • So what could kick a particle like this up to such ridiculously high speeds?
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
  • These tiny particles can get lodged in the lungs and move into the bloodstream.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2023
  • These picks did a great job of removing plaque and food particles, too.
    — Cara Milhaven Published, Health, 10 July 2024
  • Every particle of dirt would just glue itself to your body.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Bosons pass from one particle to another, and this gives rise to forces.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Use a damp microfiber cloth to trap particles rather than scatter them.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Some particle physicists act as if there’s no crisis at all.
    — Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The radar also measured the size of the particles, which matched that of sand grains.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Use a damp microfiber cloth to trap particles rather than pushing them around with a dry rag.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Then there is a device that measures particles in air.
    — Alice Park, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Boogers can be yellow, green, or brown because of the particles that get trapped.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 7 Apr. 2024

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