How to Use a window into/on in a Sentence

a window into/on

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  • Astronomers say further studies could provide a window into how galaxies originated during the earliest eras of the universe.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Two hooded men in black slipped through a window on the first floor.
    Jesse Hyde, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Tennis fans would also get a kick out of the way the game offers a window into the sport around the turn of the 2010s.
    Vulture, 7 Sep. 2023
  • All of these things serve as a window into a story about his life.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 18 July 2024
  • Perez then allegedly smashed a window on the door with the hammer, police said.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 23 June 2023
  • These photographs offered a window into the White House mood at the time.
    Nate Jones, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Below, a window into the beautiful mind of Raquel Welch, in her own words.
    Danielle Pergament, Allure, 17 Feb. 2023
  • For woods, the sight of the test strips offered a window into the underground economies that support life and survival in New York.
    Jayson Buford, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The Colts made four of their scouts available to the media Saturday night, offering a window into the process that led to the 2023 class.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Events like those are a window into what countries are already facing and could see more of in the future.
    Jeff Basara, Fortune, 26 May 2023
  • With open windows on screen, hold down Shift, then drag a window into a zone to organize it.
    Justin Pot, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The words are a window into the soul of a man that John Carter, a father of five, loves and admires — as a fan, as a fellow musician, as his son.
    Jeremy Helligar, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The cup was rebuilt, a seeming marvel of scholarship and luck, as well as a window into a lost world.
    Tom Mashberg, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • And the Facebook fine provided a window into the reasons why.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2023
  • The wealth services offered by UBS and others provide a window into the lives of the very affluent.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • All which required the police to take a large truck with a ramp that allowed officers to enter through a window on the second floor.
    The Editors, National Review, 2 May 2024
  • The model snapped a selfie in the reflection of a window on a boat and posted it to her Instagram story.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
  • Strewn with smaller artifacts, these remnants act as a window into the world of the Hittites.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • New job has given her a window into the inequalities of the health care system.
    J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 July 2024
  • That response could be a window into the team’s decision.
    The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023
  • Venezuela This memoir is a window into the Venezuelan crisis.
    Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The famous Citgo sign reflects off a window on the roof deck at Whoop's new Kenmore Square headquarters.
    Aruni Soni, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • To that end, the podcast serves a window into another world, its threads as launchpads for larger ideas.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The following week, Pezzola was at the Capitol the front of the mob and was filmed using a police riot shield to break a window into the building.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The story was a window into what made the 33-year-old Watt a beloved player and teammate during a decade with the Houston Texans and two more with the Cardinals.
    David Brandt, Chron, 29 Dec. 2022
  • With no cameras allowed in court, artists like Brourman provide a window into the world behind the courtroom doors.
    Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • No matter how the species used its large teeth, O. rastrosus could offer a window into the past—and, possibly, the future.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The use of restraints is a window into mistreatment that pregnant women face in jails and prisons.
    Renuka Rayasam, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The home tour brings the mission to life by providing a window into the past and a glimpse inside historic architecture.
    Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Australia offers a window into what the U.S. can expect, since its flu season lasts from around June to September.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024

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