sputnik

Example Sentences

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With his trademark delivery - unhurried and calm - he informed viewers of the first sputnik in space, and delivered the communiqués of the Communist Party.

From BBC

This guy's not as imposing as a sputnik, but just as many bulbs.

From Salon

A “sputnik chandelier” hangs over the dining room table while a breakfast nook adjoining the kitchen has a Formica-topped dinette table and curtains with a starburst pattern.

From Seattle Times

The Soviets called it sputnik, meaning simply "satellite" or "fellow traveler."

From Time

There were odd flashes of serendipity — as when an errant paint splotch on an artist’s rendering inspired the Met’s crystal “sputnik” chandeliers, which still rise before each performance.

From New York Times