Example Sentences

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Ecologists measure biodiversity using two main concepts: richness, which describes how many different species are present, and evenness, which measures how uniformly they are distributed.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The surprise was the lack of contrast and risk, the evenness.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

The very evenness of our ‘usual’ climate makes even the slightest ‘unusual’ variation noticeable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2022

What distinguishes you is that even when you are talking about very serious subjects, you seem to maintain a note of evenness and a kind of optimism.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2018

There was a note of insinuation in his voice, and I looked up from tying my shoe, breathing with conscious evenness.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison