How to Use dot in a Sentence

dot

1 of 2 noun

• But that was in Austin, a blue dot in the sea of red that is Texas.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
• The hot rollers are ready to be used when the ready dot lights up on the setter.
  — Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2023
• The images with the most dots will be shared with the City Council.
  — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023
• Click Lists, then one of your lists, then the three dots (to the right), and Edit list.
  — David Nield / Gizmodo, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
• Tap the three vertical dots at the top right (a gear icon on some phones).
  — Simon Hill, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
• In this case, the penguin again spent more time looking at the photo with the dots.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
• The negative space between the dot and the circle would be your field of view.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
• Bright dots of chili sauce on the plate add both eye and tongue candy — spark — to the assembly.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
• One of the simplest looks like a pegboard—dots arranged in a square grid.
  — Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
• On an Android phone, press and hold on a message on the list, then tap the three dots (top right) and hit Block.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2023
• Make sure any toggles here are off (a gray dot instead of a green check mark).
  — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• Now one of the bigger media buyers wants to help connect the dots.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
• One is an upward curve, the other just below it is a dot.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
• The good, bad, and ugly that dot all of our paths, whether paved with dirt or not, is filled with all sort of detours.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2023
• Rows of dots sit below a smeary red orb, as if the sun is setting on a land of abstract forms.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• At night, coloring of the head and body changes to a brownish yellow with tiny light brown dots.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• The closer the dots, the more similar the network considers groups to be.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2023
• No one across the league has been Bergeron’s equal at the faceoff dot since the NHL began keeping track of drops won and lost in the fall of 1997.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Amp them up by adding microscopic dots in shades of red and blue.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 13 May 2023
• To stop this from happening in Chrome, click the three dots in the top right-hand corner, then choose Settings.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
• That only adds to the urgency for Joseph to find anything that would connect the dots.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
• Finish off the card by adding a few small buttons, using a pencil to draw dots.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
• Lastly, select a shade of blush closest to your natural flush and use it to add a third dot to the apples of the cheeks.
  — Annie Blay, Allure, 2 Aug. 2023
• With the potential clues in place, fans online are trying to connect the dots.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2023
• His tenure has previously brought reps with the green dot on the back of his helmet.
  — Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• The bite is usually painless, but can appear as a tiny red dot.
  — Women's Health, 1 May 2023
• The 60-mile route starts near Oakridge, meanders through the national forest, and ends at Rainbow, a dot on the map.
  — Thallman, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
• Sprinkle casserole with cheese and panko; dot with butter slices.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
• While totality is the main event, a few dots of light may also be visible in the sky near the eclipse, belonging to Jupiter, Venus, Mars and the faint light from Saturn.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
• In Grants Pass, that has meant tents, tarps and other belongings dot parks while public benches and picnic tables are often used for sleeping.
  — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024

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dot

2 of 2 verb

• Don't forget to dot the i.
• Dot the cream all over your face.
• The fields were dotted with wildflowers.
• Quaint cottages dot the countryside.
• Cranes frame the dome’s silhouette, and a few sunspots dot the face of the rising sun.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2023
• Still, the sun was sparkling off the water, and the levee was dotted with deer prints.
  — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 31 May 2023
• The sharp black triangles of their dorsal fins felt like the yin to the yang of the white sails dotting the sound.
  — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
• Cork trees dotted the vast grassland, and cows and sheep took in the shade beneath them.
  — Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
• The lawn was dotted with games of cornhole, which would warm the heart of John David Wicker.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023
• The dreamy white dress had thin straps and was dotted with delicate red and white beads.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• Parks dot the city and their are 260 seaside acres of vegetation known as The Green Cape.
  — Brett Braley, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024
• In that decade, his name has dotted the credits across the industry.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
• Cranes dot the skyline, and there are high-rise buildings going up all over town.
  — Valerie Hopkins Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• Her nose is red where the leech’s tiny teeth sank into her skin; her cheeks are dotted with bloody droplets.
  — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
• Some people dot their words with them, like an overzealous cook with a heavy hand on the salt shaker.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• Through Tonight: A couple showers dot the area into evening.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
• There wasn’t much to distinguish it from the dozens of others dotting this vast bay.
  — Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
• Smaller infrared-dark clouds dot the image, looking like holes in the star field.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
• Spray it on or use crafts glue to lightly dot the Q-tips and shake the glitter on your six-pointed creations.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2023
• Outside, the grounds are dotted with an apple tree and lots of lush shrubbery.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
• Small buttons dotted the front of her dress leading to a subtle black bow around her waist.
  — Seventeen, 25 May 2023
• The sky was deep blue above and red at the horizon; the first stars were out, and the silvery sea below us was dotted with the lights of fishing boats.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2023
• The property sits on 50 acres dotted with Joshua trees.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2023
• The park’s winding path was dotted with joggers and pedestrians as the sun beat down.
  — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2024
• Thatched-roof huts known as hales, with no TVs and no air-conditioning, dotted the beach.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
• All of it is oversize — meant to be piled on and rolled up — often faded, torn and patched, or dotted with tiny holes and stains.
  — Kayleen Schaefer, New York Times, 10 July 2023
• The grassy fields around the tower filled with grape soda lupine flowers, and the large, white blooms of Jimson weed dotted the forest floor.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• Such mom-and-pop joints once dotted the North Carolina countryside, but Grady’s is one of the last few left.
  — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
• In this 2-square-mile stretch are a cluster of shops, restaurants, bars and 30-plus hotels dotting the cheerful town.
  — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• Pick-your-own apple orchards and rolling hills dot the picturesque valley.
  — Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024