refracted
Example Sentences
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In Will Self’s novel, the same scenes and characters are refracted in every chapter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
These machines shoot UV light tens of thousands of times through drops of molten tin, which creates a plasma, and is then refracted through a series of specialised mirrors.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
Still, there’s also something kind of profound in contemplating 2000, even if it is refracted through this movie’s silly lens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
The reddish color comes from the light being refracted by particles in the atmosphere.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2024
At both ends of the alley the street lamps glowed through the murky air, refracted into mammoth balls of light.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
