: 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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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The insurgency has spread to neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, with jihadists now pushing into Gulf of Guinea countries Benin and Togo, which are much more tightly connected to globe trade than the landlocked Sahel.
—Ulf Laessing, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
So this time around, for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, McKenna and the cast went on a globe-trotting promotional tour (Paris!
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Originally released across platforms like the original PlayStation, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, the titles follow Tommy Pickles and the rest of the gang on adventures ranging from puzzle-solving missions to globe-trotting escapades.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Some are globe-shaped, like Dragon Prince™ from the Southern Living Plant Collection.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The insurgency has spread to neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, with jihadists now pushing into Gulf of Guinea countries Benin and Togo, which are much more tightly connected to globe trade than the landlocked Sahel.
—Ulf Laessing, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
So this time around, for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, McKenna and the cast went on a globe-trotting promotional tour (Paris!
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Originally released across platforms like the original PlayStation, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, the titles follow Tommy Pickles and the rest of the gang on adventures ranging from puzzle-solving missions to globe-trotting escapades.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globe. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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