mirror image

Example Sentences

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The cosmic microwave background — the afterglow of the Big Bang — shows a small but persistent asymmetry: a preference for one spatial orientation over its mirror image.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Vladimir Putin's welcome outside the Great Hall of the People was a near mirror image of the reception for Donald Trump last week.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In its suit, the nonprofit said the dark color of the pool's basin "creates the sweeping mirror image of the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument that millions of visitors experience every year."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

If anything, he turned Sunday’s match into a mirror image of the Wimbledon final where Sinner had been the one in command all afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 9, 2025

Tally opened one hand, making a mirror image of Shay’s.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld