layers

Example Sentences

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Then the added layers of trying to date as a queer person from a conservative suburb.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Seismic imaging works somewhat like an ultrasound scan for the Earth, allowing researchers to create detailed pictures of underground rock layers using reflected sound waves.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

The buildings collapsed into heaps, exposing thick layers of styrofoam that had been used as mortar between slabs of concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Modern balls often have multiple layers, including "a bladder, then a textile layer, then foam and another few layers like that," said Phillips.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

After our third day in the car, the snow starts to melt, and we don’t have to wear all our layers anymore.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy