peripheral

Example Sentences

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This time the culprits aren’t relatively small peripheral economies such as Greece and Portugal.

From The Wall Street Journal

People with this condition typically lose the ability to see objects directly in front of them, although their peripheral vision remains intact.

From Science Daily

They were weighed down by cheaper computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing.

From Reuters

My problem with “New York, New York” was basically the opposite: The dance was strong and effective in advancing characters who were otherwise too peripheral to demand it.

From New York Times

That Garcia's decision to shoot and kill and maim other human beings is somehow peripheral to or coincidental to his hateful beliefs strains all credulity and reason.

From Salon