Example Sentences

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“These studies support the presence of a widespread network of cortical and subcortical areas that are variably recruited based on specific task parameters and demands,” the authors write.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2023

Vapor compression—the system by which standard AC works—moves a refrigerant through a cycle in which it is variably condensed and expanded, enabling it to absorb heat from inside and release that heat outside.

From Scientific American • Aug. 29, 2023

In an attempt to rally its staff, NYU branded all of its employees part of a “COVID army,” and my fellow early graduates and I have been referred to variably as “redeployed” or “reinforcements.”

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2020

So he has come to Italy, preaching his gospel of “playing the right way” to a new set of variably receptive young ears.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2018

“The year just completed was one in which I underperformed nearly all my peers and friends by, variably, thirty or forty percentage points,” he wrote.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis