Mold in a sentence as a noun

I've personally witnessed someone say "I prefer new grads so I can mold them".

Umm are they the people we trust our youth to, to mold and train their minds, or at the other end, the people we trust to care for our elders?

The law should be molded to aid society not to mold society into some perfect, moral vision.

When I was in 8th grade I did an experiment that found that mold grew better nearer a cathode ray tube computer monitor.

Why do you need to fit some mold in order to participate in the exclusive club, without criticism from the author?

Mold in a sentence as a verb

'Unless actively worked against, like mold in a bathroom, evil sort of emerges out of that environment.

Most of the famous players on TV actually fit this mold, go broke constantly, and only make consistent money due to endorsements.

In times of peace, leaders have no dire motivation to mold their citizens into specific paths that are catalyst for military purposes.

Codifying the structure of your interface into the structure of your classes is part of the point of OOP, but it turns out that interfaces don't fit a simple inheritance mold.

If you ask someone in our field at random to visualize an elite startup hacker and then take bets on the attributes of that imaginary person, you would be nuts to bet on anything but "male", "English-speaking", "20-40", and "white or Asian".25-year-old English-speaking white males have a privilege, whether they like it or not, because they fit into everyone's mold of a startup hacker.

Mold definitions

noun

the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"

See also: cast mould stamp

noun

container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

See also: mould cast

noun

loose soil rich in organic matter

See also: mould

noun

the process of becoming mildewed

See also: mildew mould

noun

a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter

See also: mould

noun

a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold"

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noun

a distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors"

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noun

sculpture produced by molding

See also: mould molding moulding modeling

verb

form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"

See also: model mould

verb

become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house"

See also: mildew

verb

form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"

See also: cast mould

verb

make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

See also: shape form work mould forge

verb

fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure"

verb

shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

See also: determine shape influence regulate