crystalline

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

L.A.’s smog changed just about everything around us — even the crystalline light that the Chamber of Commerce bragged about, that enticed people to come here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Best of all, it’s self-organizing: Under the right conditions, it automatically forms a regular, crystalline pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

And there’s nutty: a good crystalline parm or Manchego that adds both salt and depth.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Once that confinement breaks down, the built-up tension is released and the metal rearranges into its usual crystalline form.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

He had handed over to her all the good crystalline DNA used in his original work and had agreed to confine his studies to other DNA, which he afterward found did not crystallize.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson