sphere
Example Sentences
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The next major milestone is expected overnight Sunday into Monday, at which point the astronauts will enter the "lunar sphere of influence," where the Moon's gravity will have stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Metal had not-so-quietly reemerged as a commercial force, and not just in the live sphere, where it’s always thrived and continues to grow.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
“We also have a new technology sphere that’s opening up. It’s legitimizing this need, because modern warfare is extremely different and much more technical than any form of warfare we’ve seen before.”
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
The tea-hued coffee, which he presented in an individual carafe over an ice sphere, tasted like Raisinets and wound up being the highlight of my search.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
He believed in the Aristotelian universe; the universe was contained within a giant sphere.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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