peripheral
Example Sentences
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In my peripheral vision Helen bites her lip.
From Literature
It means she loses any of her remaining peripheral vision.
From BBC
Beijing’s next-generation submarines will be designed as oceangoing vessels that can maintain a “persistent presence” beyond China’s peripheral waters, Brookes said in his statement.
“I love my dad. He was peripheral. He was wonderful. He passed away last year and I really don’t want to talk about him,” Applegate says under the glow of her screen.
From Los Angeles Times
Places once peripheral to global politics, particularly the Arctic, have become new hot spots.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
