aperture

Example Sentences

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Narrator Jodie Foster widens the film’s aperture a bit early on, referring to the period “between Watergate and the Bicentennial” as the documentary’s focus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

A hermit crab will inspect a shell with care, running antennae and claws over its contours, before delicately lowering its rear end into the aperture.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

"I learned how to shoot at night, adjust shutter speed and aperture," said Keerthi, who lives in the Tenkasi district.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

When Elwood meets Turner, Ross begins to switch between their vantage points, widening the film’s emotional aperture in the process.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Forcefully the snake launched his great body at the opening, crumbling earth and rock as he pushed his coils through the aperture.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques