hermetically
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hermetically
Example Sentences
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Another allowance: They believe that “the boundary between the imaginary and the real is anything but hermetically sealed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
"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
“The judge is not supposed to be concerned about the give and take in the public arena, he’s trying to sort of hermetically seal his courtroom,” she noted.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
“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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