prism

Example Sentences

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The L.A.-based Iraqi painter Ali Eyal, who left his home country in 2017, experienced the fires through the prism of his tumultuous youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Much of EU policymaking is now being viewed through the prism of sovereignty.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Language is an ideal prism through which a culture expresses its underlying mores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Viewed against such a prism, this foreshadows a period of sloppy price action or correction for the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

On the coach’s nightstand sat a bowl of water, a stack of golden drachmas, a flashlight, and a glass prism for making rainbows.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan