Sentence examples for a speck of a thing from inspiring English sources

He'd been premature, a speck of a thing.

Iniesta is from Fuentealbilla, a speck of a Spanish village, population about 2,000.

In relation to the time and space of the universe, what a speck of a speck of a speck times a trillion and more each human being actually is.

Across the way were Linda, Russell, Big Chief Tommy, and a sexless little speck of a thing I decided to call Leslie.

Here's Amos (here's Steig): "A little speck of living thing in the vast living universe, he felt thoroughly akin to it all.

It doesn't take Hulce long to get into the swing of things, realizing that a speck of dirt under one of his fingernails might contain its own universe.

You are used to cleaning things when you feel they need cleaning, not everyday when your mom sees a speck of dirt on something.

A speck of dust?

So, a speck of reassurance.

Not a speck of dust anywhere.

Every now and then, a speck of light shines in.