niches
Example Sentences
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Their environmental niches expanded as landscapes became more modified, but contracted as human presence increased.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
In particular, competition with early small mammals could have prevented dinosaurs from moving into the mouse-sized and sparrow-sized niches that are filled by many vertebrates today.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
As I stared into empty niches that once contained massive wooden statues of saints, I meditated on how fragile our democracy is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Anta, one of Nike’s chief competitors in China, was determined to serve those niches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“If this place was built as a fountain, there has to be a way to drain the thing. You guys, check the niches for secret exits. Maybe the seashells are knobs, or something.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
