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nimbus
[
nim
-b
uh
s
]
Example Sentences
Main Entry:
nimbus
[
nim
-b
uh
s
]
Show IPA
/
ˈnɪm
bəs
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
cloud
Synonyms:
atmosphere
,
aura
, aureola, aureole,
glory
,
halo
, vapor
Main Entry:
nebula
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
cloud of gas
Synonyms:
galaxy
,
nimbus
, vapor
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Example Sentences
First, you have to figure out it's not the sound-alike acronym, it's the plural of
nimbus
.
And a giddy
nimbus
of wannabes surrounded these regal figures and basked in their company.
Even viewed through a
nimbus
of nostalgia, the replay loop gets old.
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First, you have to figure out it's not the sound-alike acronym, it's the plural of
nimbus
.
And a giddy
nimbus
of wannabes surrounded these regal figures and basked in their company.
Even viewed through a
nimbus
of nostalgia, the replay loop gets old.
Johansson melts into her character so thoroughly that her
nimbus
of celebrity disappears.
Each has an aura, and together they radiate a veritable
nimbus
.
Bogart is presented in an utterly disagreeable light and handles himself within that
nimbus
in a twitchy and truculent way.
As at many fashion shows, a pale
nimbus
of hair spray floated above the backstage area.
He was tall and baldish, with a
nimbus
of white hair and a gentle face lined with literary decisions.
Melamid, who is small and animated and has a
nimbus
of white mad-scientist hair.
Sometimes when she stood in front of a lamp, the highlights on her hair made a
nimbus
.
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