sputnik

Example Sentences

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A “sputnik chandelier” hangs over the dining room table while a breakfast nook adjoining the kitchen has a Formica-topped dinette table and curtains with a starburst pattern.

From Seattle Times

The Soviets called it sputnik, meaning simply "satellite" or "fellow traveler."

From Time

The Met’s crystal chandeliers, which have come to be called “sputniks” for their space-age starburst design, are among the most popular features of the theater.

From New York Times

In an oakleaf hydrangea, the sepals form a large cone enveloping the fertile flowers, each resembling a minute sputnik.

From Washington Post

All languages borrow words from other languages — Americans may recognize agitprop, sputnik, babushka or cosmonaut.

From Washington Post