filtering

Example Sentences

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He made it his profession at a time when flying meant filtering automobile gasoline through a chamois skin and landing in cotton fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A striking gray-striped coat featured geometric shadows that mimicked light filtering through Venetian blinds, appearing as if it had practically materialized from a black and white film.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"It is about choice – if you want to hear AI music or if you don't," says Sixtus who would prefer Spotify labelled and enabled filtering of AI-generated content itself.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It was a small, worm-like animal that spent most of its time in one place, feeding by filtering plankton from seawater.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

The sunlight, filtering through innumerable leaves, was still hot on their faces.

From "1984" by George Orwell