registers

Example Sentences

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The findings suggest that while humans cannot consciously detect infrasound, the body still registers it in some way.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

But there is a third contender who consistently registers double digits in 2028 polling, with numbers quite close to the top two.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Chung’s Umma doesn’t take up a lot of room in the play, but her maternal presence registers sharply nonetheless.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

This triggers the jealousy of a neighboring farmer who has known Doris since childhood, and a quiet love triangle emerges that is notable for the sensitivity with which it registers Doris’s own feelings and desires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Her daughter’s face registers suspicion, as if Lourdes is going to launch into a lecture.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García