ripples in a pond
Example Sentences
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Sound waves reverberated through the gas like ripples in a pond, causing baryons to clump together, forming the seeds of future galaxies and clusters of galaxies.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024
Like the ripples in a pond after you drop in a stone, it’s those waves that make the ground shake and cause damage.
From Scientific American • Feb. 17, 2023
Scenes rush and flow into each other, and subplots emerge and fade like ripples in a pond, as the focus floats languidly from one character to the other.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023
When I hear "Honey, I’m Good." now, I keep coming back to those moments, ones where I could feel people's happiness radiating out and hitting me like ripples in a pond.
From The Verge • Jul. 10, 2015
I can’t see it, but I sense it—a great deal of it—moving just beneath the dirt like ripples in a pond.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
