irised

Example Sentences

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As I approached it, the hatch irised open with a hiss, and a soft blue light winked on inside.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Then he walked over to his immersion bay, and the door irised open.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The hab-unit door irised open at my feet.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

When I climbed inside the capsule, the platform retracted and the hatch irised shut at my feet.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Here the shores are irised; grasses Clump the water gray that glasses Broken wood and deepened distance: Far the musical persistence Of a field-lark lingers low In the west where tulips blow.

From Days and Dreams Poems by Cawein, Madison J.