Example Sentences

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As a result, despite the stock’s optically cheap valuation, it remains challenging for buyers to step in,” he and his team said in a note.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

The Q-CTRL device on the plane in Griffith, a city of about 27,000, is called an optically pumped magnetometer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Diamond, for instance, would perform well optically but is far too scarce and expensive to use.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

"It's always uncomfortable to hear and optically I think we all agreed when we made this step to appoint Robbie that he was going to be seen in a particular way," Thelwell said.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Insects, crustaceans, &c., have large masses of simple eyes or ocelli aggregated together to form compound eyes—the separate facets or lenses being optically distinct, and sometimes numbering many thousands.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various