hermetically
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hermetically
Example Sentences
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“We have to remind ourselves that we can’t exist in these frictionless, hermetically sealed bubbles,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The shelters feature a main door that seals hermetically and a decontamination chamber where people can shower if they have been in a contaminated environment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
How can you convince an audience with their phones hermetically sealed to their hands to put away their devices and care about this sprawling, capital-M movie playing in front of them?
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
"They all need feeding, they're not totally hermetically sealed off from the world," says Stephen Bullivant, professor of theology and the sociology of religion at St Mary's University, Twickenham.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
“Sounds like it’s either that, or put him into a hermetically sealed box for the next four or five years—I’m joking, I’m joking!”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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