arc
Example Sentences
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"It can go from nothing to a huge arc or a curtain of light that stretches from horizon to horizon in a few seconds - it really can be quite spectacular and breathtaking."
From BBC
Two bright beams stream outward from the star, lighting up fast-moving polar lobes that punch through older, slower rings of material arranged in concentric arcs.
From Science Daily
Hours later, a person wearing a ski mask passed under the brick arc outside her front door and approached her Nest camera.
“It’s Monika’s villain arc season,” she joyfully says into the camera, ready to do whatever it takes to cross the finish line.
From Los Angeles Times
In the former he proved compellingly contemplative and introspective, while in the latter he established an impressive arc, growing from unleashing unbounded, extroverted dimensions to embodying crumpled dejection.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
