Example Sentences

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Using quantum "tunnelling", the electron manages to burrow through the energy barrier.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Much of the work London-Birmingham section has been completed - with more than 75% of tunnelling complete, according to HS2 Ltd.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

He thinks the success of the tunnelling so far bodes well for completing the tunnel to Euston.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

To explore these tiny realms, scientists turn to a scanning tunnelling microscope, which operates much like a record player.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Soft, soft, but how piercing! boring and drilling into reason, tunnelling through resolution.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley