surface
Example Sentences
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A steaming cup of coffee gradually cools, a laptop warms up during use, and sunlight heats the Earth's surface.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“Ultimately, the audience has to believe that at a surface level it can be deemed a normal conversation. There’s many ways to skin it. You always hope it lands in a real way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Stokes returned scores of 12 and nought in England's first-Test win over New Zealand, but was not alone in struggling for runs on a Lord's surface that made batting a challenge.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
"All anyone needs to play basketball is a ball and a hoop, a surface that you can dribble on, and New York City has an awful lot of that kind of space," she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
One hand touching Belle’s foreleg, I kick downward again and again, fighting my urge to surface.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing surface
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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"Here, There, and Beyond"
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Earth Science - Middle School
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