aperture

Example Sentences

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Expanding the receiver aperture can improve results, but only up to a certain limit.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

Squeezing through its aperture, it’s easy to reflect on the winnowing that happens at the end of our days, as physical, mental and other abilities slowly fade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

A camera’s aperture widens during filming to capture the full spectacle.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

A hermit crab will inspect a shell with care, running antennae and claws over its contours, before delicately lowering its rear end into the aperture.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Forcefully the snake launched his great body at the opening, crumbling earth and rock as he pushed his coils through the aperture.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques