Example Sentences

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The once-again en vogue giant animated cursors that chase you.

From The Verge • Jul. 13, 2022

In December 2015, engineers in Ukrainian power stations saw cursors on their computer screens moving by themselves.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022

For the next 20 minutes, I watched their shared document take form, their names hovering above their cursors, dancing manically around the screen, unfurling jokes.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2021

Dugan also suggested that the device could work as a “brain mouse” for augmented reality, or AR, removing the need for hand movements to control cursors, the Verge reported.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2017

Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.