ambient

Example Sentences

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The frustration was broader, an ambient sense of national failure in the air.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

It extended the Clean Air Act to areas that already have clean air—ones that meet the protective “national ambient air quality standards” set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"Even the first nanopixels were stable for two weeks under ambient conditions," says Bert Hecht, describing the result.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

From 1 June, the compression ratio will be measured at 130C as well as ambient temperature, and from next year only at 130C.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

As she adjusted to the scant ambient light, she was able to make out dark hair spilled across the pillow, but little more than that.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor