Example Sentences

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And if the planet’s axis were tilted more than its current 25°, some polar cap ice would have sublimated and moved to lower latitudes.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2017

Matt wonders if, in the face of rapid change, we have sublimated our longing for home, for the way things used to be, into a passion for retro objects.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2011

But in spite of Eric's entreaty my excitable kinsman subjected the frenzied man to such a fire of questions as might have sublimated pre-natal knowledge.

From Lords of the North by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

We have practiced Democracy in our organization and we have sublimated it into the most perfect of Democratic organizations.

From The Red Conspiracy by Mereto, Joseph J.