refracted
Example Sentences
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The French come closest to a grand national idea—liberté, egalité, fraternité, although this is refracted through repeated failures to convert those principles into stable governance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Every subsequent loss is refracted through that lens.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Susan Seidelman’s new memoir, ‘Desperately Seeking Something,’ traces the arc of American film over the last 45 years as refracted through her singular career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
The reddish color comes from the light being refracted by particles in the atmosphere.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2024
He was conflicted about what he was seeing, a refracted version of his city, one where homes and trees were bisected and mirrored in this oddly calm body of water.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
