Example Sentences

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In recent months, the agency has greenlighted a contract for a tool that can scan subjects’ irises and recruited several artificial-intelligence-fueled companies to locate immigrants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Since the 1990s, doctors have been performing medical keratopigmentation for people born without irises and certain other eye conditions.

From Salon • May 4, 2025

White and purple irises line the paths beneath ancient horse chestnuts in full flower.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

The handmade quality of the film is reflected in the many manual filmmaking techniques on display, such as split diopter shots, optical wipes and irises.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

I'm yanked out of a dream-filled sleep—first of my mother walking me to grade school, then of Eden's bleeding irises and the red number under our porch.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu