Example Sentences

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All of Escoto’s work is set in this florescent realm of mischief and humor.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

A typical fluorescence microscope uses florescent molecules as light bulbs to highlight certain aspects of a biological target.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

Adam Scott stars as the leader of a group who work under bright florescent lights and wander down endless antiseptic corridors, cut off from the world outside.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2022

At the border of the lawn stood a hedgerow of scarlet-blossomed fuchsia trees reminiscent of the florescent bougainvillea on her family’s terrace in Cairo, where she lived until she was 15.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2021

By dainty fingerings Such rare delight to give, 'Tis luxury to live Amid florescent things.

From Poems Vol. IV by Howard, Hattie