cross section
Example Sentences
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Unlike the full sequence of rings visible in a tree trunk, a cross section of T. rex bone typically captures only the final 10 to 20 years of the dinosaur's life.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
“It was just extraordinary to get that cross section of people who care together,” says Earle, who applauded Eilish’s “passion for nature and the ocean.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
The setting allows for a cross section of humanity, united in distress, and occasional passages of sociopolitical commentary.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
“These days we’ve got a truly diverse cross section of South Africa coming to the event, all ages, races, and genders,” says rAge project director, Michael James.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024
There is a drawing for work he must complete by tomorrow, a cross section for a high school auditorium in Chicago.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
