fainter
Example Sentences
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It is more than one million times fainter than the Sun's surface, which is why it is invisible in normal daylight.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
When compared with sunlit features on Mars, 3I/ATLAS appeared roughly 10,000 to 100,000 times fainter.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Most cell phones now use two GPS frequency bands -- one that is older and fainter, and a second that is newer and stronger.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
He told them rescue dogs that find bodies at disaster sites can also be trained to detect the fainter scent of a person who had been dead for years, even someone who had been cremated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
Even as they sat and stood, as if suddenly frozen, it was answered by another cry, fainter and further off, but no less chilling to the blood.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
