Example Sentences

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So, for example, the smallest dots will emit more blue light than red.

From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2023

"Imagining each of these individual molecular LEGOs will emit at different wavelengths, one can in principle design a semiconductor material that would emit an arbitrary color by selecting different molecular octahedral LEGOs," he explained.

From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023

Saying one airline is planting trees or that one is less polluting than another is misleading when every flight for years to come will emit carbon dioxide, she said.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023

The 230,000 barrels of oil produced daily will emit 34 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to Ugandan nonprofit the Africa Institute for Energy Governance.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2022

He will either admit he is floored, or else he will emit a dense fog of words.

From Socialism: Positive and Negative by La Monte, Robert Rives