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 broom has flagged bristles that can pick up fine particles from all types of floors.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
• These tiny particles can get lodged in the lungs and move into the bloodstream.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2023
• That week, a particle of dust struck one of Webb’s mirrors.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2022
• And the wide range of particle sizes allows the smaller pieces to fill the voids between the bigger pieces.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2022
• But fine particles from the smoke can make their way indoors.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 June 2023
• The first layer is for the larger dust particles or pet hairs.
  — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024
• At the center, there’s a tracker that tracks the particles passing through it.
  — Swapna Krishna, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
• Boogers can be yellow, green, or brown because of the particles that get trapped.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 7 Apr. 2024
• As particles move through it, the soup slows them down, and that’s how particles get mass.
  — Matt Strassler, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
• Their light belies their size, given that the particles range from the size of sand grains to boulders.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
• Bosons pass from one particle to another, and this gives rise to forces.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022
• This can filter out some of the particles that are coming in from outdoors.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 8 June 2023
• These picks did a great job of removing plaque and food particles, too.
  — Cara Milhaven Published, Health, 10 July 2024
• The particle gets its name from Ettore Majorana, who proposed the idea back in the 1920s.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2022
• Eclipses aren't known for shedding solar particles or moon dust that drifts down to coat us.
  — The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
• The three particle board shelves hold a reasonable 55 pounds per shelf (and 30 pounds per drawer).
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
• When there’s too many particle effects on screen, like the red flash that appears when staking a vampire, the frame rate slows to a crawl.
  — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
• Because there's no air or wind on the moon, the sand particles don't get moved around and worn smooth, so each particle has sharp points.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 20 July 2022
• Dump out any large food particles from the air fryer basket.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
• The pool cleaner can pick up small particles, like sand, as well as larger debris, such as leaves and twigs.
  — Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
• The dust and particles produced from that time most likely played a major role in the discoloration of the varnish.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
• My favorite example is the nature of light: is light a particle or a wave?
  — Cara C. Heuser, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2022
• Sound can not exist in space due to the lack of particles needed for vibration.
  — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 15 July 2024
• When a cat licks itself, those papillae make one heck of a lint brush, trapping dirt, particles and loose fur.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2023
• On top of that, PM2.5 can have more dramatic effects because the particles are small enough to get deep into the lungs and even the bloodstream.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
• Dish soap helps break down grease and food particles, and warm water aids in lifting them off the microwave's surfaces.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
• When someone consumes silver particles, the metal moves from the gut into the bloodstream in its ionic form.
  — Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
• Air purifiers that use a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter can help reduce fine particles indoors.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 27 Jan 2025