vibrations

Example Sentences

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Chip factories require specialized construction capabilities and materials—seismic-resistant concrete, for example, that absorbs even the most minute vibrations in the Earth’s crust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

All of these actions create small vibrations that travel through the ground.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The retired nurse, who lives on Attleboro Lane, claimed vibrations caused by heavy machinery had damaged their property: "It's destroyed our home, I'm embarrassed about home, it's falling apart."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Scientists at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology have now developed a new type of squeezed phonon laser that can precisely control these vibrations at the nanoscale.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Ob must have thought that by talking about May there in that place, painting her before Cletus’s ignorant eyes, he could flood the garden with the vibrations needed to draw her to us.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant