How to Use molecule in a Sentence

molecule

noun

• There is not a molecule of evidence to support these charges.
• The first time was in 1958 for his work on the structure of the insulin molecule.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022
• Dust and molecules that will one day form new stars are in this gas, per NASA.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
• What happens when a small molecule, like a drug, gets lodged in one of its crevices?
  — James Somers, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
• Among the molecules found by Webb was dimethyl sulfide.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2024
• From the highway — and from EddieWorld — what stands out in the park is a huge bust, in the shape of the coronavirus molecule.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Feb. 2023
• By changing the stained molecules, the tooth becomes lighter.
  — Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 22 June 2023
• Enlarge / Ball-and-stick model of the colchicine molecule.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
• The amount absorbed appeared to depend on the length of the carbon chain within the molecule.
  — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
• That means ozone is a molecule with three oxygen atoms (O3).
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2023
• As such, they are laid out in one-molecule-thick layers.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Feb. 2022
• The telescope picked up on the signature of water molecules in one of the largest craters in the moon’s southern hemisphere in 2020.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
• This changes the way molecules that make up skin interact with light.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
• The oxygen molecules in the air react with iron, forming rust.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
• The ozone layer is a thin blanket in the stratosphere made of molecules with three oxygen atoms.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
• Sagiv: The dream of chemistry is to have a handle on each molecule, to be able to put it in the right place, and to build with molecules.
  — Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 29 July 2022
• The molecule in Villeda’s study also comes from the liver.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2021
• Pores of a certain size confine water molecules in a way that helps ice form, too.
  — Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
• The system needs to know what a certain molecule or a set of molecules smells like to a human.
  — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
• The process involves a molecule called caffeic acid, which is abundant in plants to make cell walls.
  — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
• After the data has been written into the DNA, the molecule must be kept safe somewhere.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024
• But don't count the universe's simplest molecule out just yet.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022
• Insulin is a molecule that tells the body to move sugar from the blood into cells, where it can be used for energy.
  — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2023
• While the molecule was identified and named in 2001, the Einzigers were the first to recognize that Malassezin could be valuable in the context of skincare.
  — Lindzi Scharf, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
• But once a tree gets taller than that, the tension on all those water molecules isn’t strong enough to hold it together.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
• The shape of the molnupiravir molecule resembles one of these bases.
  — Betsy McKay, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021
• Why should a molecule help you at level 45, for instance, but hurt you at level 85?
  — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2023
• Some details on each of the findings: From China: water molecules found in glass beads?
  — Ned Potter, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Apr. 2023
• To optimists, this property of mirror molecules could prove useful in the fight against chronic disease.
  — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
• Just as a right-handed glove cannot fit a left hand, interactions between molecules often depend on chirality.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Jan 2025