Example Sentences

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As the channels deepen and widen, parts of the ice shelf may thin unevenly, reducing the shelf's overall structural stability.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Shepard said the potential new law could be applied unevenly, and the language could have a chilling effect on investigative journalism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

In one corner, his kids’ drawings were taped up unevenly.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

This is less doctrine than instinct—a preference for a system in which disruption falls unevenly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The skin around his throat was pinkish white where the burns had healed unevenly.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee