imperceptible

Example Sentences

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The wires are nearly imperceptible, and extra heating elements around the edges ensure most of the mattress surface is heated—something many heated blankets don’t always achieve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

"Traditionally, the intense heat of firing destroys any biological residue. However, our technique has been able to reveal fingerprint ridges that would otherwise remain imperceptible."

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

The weirdly urgent task lies in asking ourselves whether we have become unwitting accomplices in the imperceptible attempts to make some people unseeable, and why we might be willing to accept that.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

The shrewd, vivifying juxtaposition pits crude, primal, static stone, its huge weight pressing the ground beneath your feet, against sleek, industrially elegant windmills spinning overhead to catch the invisible airstream and generate similarly imperceptible energy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

The stove cooled gradually with almost imperceptible interior pops and puffings.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin