Example Sentences

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Although a disk herniation definitely can be a possible cause of pain irradiating in the leg, it is only rarely a cause of local back pain.

From Scientific American • Oct. 21, 2023

This was achieved by irradiating the film with an optical vortex, resulting in prints of exceptional positional accuracy at the micrometer scale.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

He also appeared to propose irradiating patients' bodies with UV light, an idea dismissed by a doctor at the briefing.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2020

On Peleliu, men fought in the irradiating heat and on coral, which made finding shelter well-nigh impossible.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2017

Plastic is the new protector; we wrap the already plastic tumblers of hotels in more plastic, and seal the toilet seats like state secrets after irradiating them with ultraviolet light.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas