Example Sentences

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How they are laid: A diver attaches it to a ship’s hull, magnetically or with a nail gun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Although they appear magnetically neutral because their spins balance out, their internal magnetic structure can still be harnessed to store digital information in new ways.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

This bond can seem like love, she says, and leads to people magnetically drawn into unhealthy dynamics because they are familiar, not because they are the perfect match.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

It sells a slim control bar that magnetically snaps to the bottom of the screen, giving you honest-to-goodness physical buttons for music and climate control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Fred yelled happily, but he was wrong; as though it was magnetically attracted to Harry, the Bludger pelted after him once more and Harry was forced to fly off at full speed.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling