aperture
Example Sentences
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Squeezing through its aperture, it’s easy to reflect on the winnowing that happens at the end of our days, as physical, mental and other abilities slowly fade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
A camera’s aperture widens during filming to capture the full spectacle.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025
A hermit crab will inspect a shell with care, running antennae and claws over its contours, before delicately lowering its rear end into the aperture.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
Her background as daughter of a Jamaica-born economist and India-born cancer researcher has undoubtedly widened her aperture geopolitically.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
Fischer then pointed to the camera aperture he’d complained about the previous day, and quickly left the stage with his clock running.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing aperture
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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50 Great Words from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
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