Example Sentences

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“There is no other instrument that allows us to spectrally study such early galaxies,” said Khullar, who will continue his work as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2022

To her surprise, this proved to be identical to the established genetic tree, with the breathy, spectrally complex sounds of chimpanzees and bonobos most similar to humans.

From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2015

In the show’s opening moments, you’re ushered from the Atlas lobby into an elevator, which is presided over by a man with a spectrally pallid face.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2015

His bow tie, suspenders and owlish glasses compound his already unvigorous features and oatmeally complexion, and he’s spectrally thin, so the most common Kimball descriptor is “nerd.”

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2012

The greyhound’s eyes, catching the candles as she watched him, burned spectrally, two amber cups of feral light.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White