centripetally
- a word derived from centripetal.
Example Sentences
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Like many European auteurs before him, Donnersmarck, who was thirty-three when he won, found himself drawn centripetally toward Hollywood.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019
At the clanking sound our little circle centripetally disintegrated, as if by sheer magic; and I was left somewhat dizzily to face a renewal of reality.
From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)
"The foxglove blooms centripetally," is cold and colorless, however interesting it may be as technical fact, The fox-gloves drop from throat to top, A daily lesser bell quivers with emotional associations.
From Literature in the Elementary School by MacClintock, Porter Lander
The blood-clot occupying its centre now contracts, the margins rapidly become approximated centripetally, and a small circular dark spot only remains, which is later replaced by a small red cicatrix.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
It appears to lie within my mental eyeball, and to be viewed centripetally.
From Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Galton, Francis, Sir
