orb
Example Sentences
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However, some discoveries resist easy answers, and the "golden orb" became one of those rare, lingering mysteries.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Knowing approximately when to head home for the day could be guessed by examining nature—even by looking at a sheep’s pupils, which go from a rectangular slit to a wide orb as the light fades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The Moon appeared to them as a black orb surrounded by a halo of light, all set against the backdrop of the vast darkness of space.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
My system tells me that this orb is the sun.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Vocabulary lists containing orb
Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 3
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