: 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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John Mariani, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Declination on a celestial globe is analogous to latitude on a terrestrial globe.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
President Trump is the only figure on the entire globe who is powerful enough to bring both of these parties to the table.
—NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
Information gleaned by the entourage of upcoming missions, will not only demystify Venus, Garvin said, but also present the gory details on chemistry, environments, fate of water, dynamics and human-scale landscapes on that enigmatic globe.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Obviously the scale is not going to be huge relative to the whole globe, but that is one consideration, and certainly would become a factor if regenerative is adopted across agriculture more broadly.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Declination on a celestial globe is analogous to latitude on a terrestrial globe.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
President Trump is the only figure on the entire globe who is powerful enough to bring both of these parties to the table.
—NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
Information gleaned by the entourage of upcoming missions, will not only demystify Venus, Garvin said, but also present the gory details on chemistry, environments, fate of water, dynamics and human-scale landscapes on that enigmatic globe.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globe. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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