pinhole
Example Sentences
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The Olympics are an incredible showcase but also a pinhole sample—a once-every-four-years event in which glory and disaster can come down to hundredths of seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
If you don't have access to eclipse glasses, you can create a simple pinhole camera with just two sheets of cardboard or even use a colander to project the Sun's image safely onto the ground.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
I walked over to the Oclipsinator, a large pinhole camera that projected the eclipse onto a white card.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2024
With your back to the sun, position the foil side of the box over your shoulder, letting light stream through the pinhole.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
The pinhole camera concealed in the locator had worked perfectly.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
