How to Use atmospheric in a Sentence

atmospheric

adjective

• But on Venus, the atmospheric pressure is about 93 times that of Earth.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
• That accounts for about half of the rise in atmospheric methane in 2020.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2022
• The atmospheric river that drenched the West Coast last week killed at least five people.
  — Jill Cowan, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2023
• At the end of the day, though, atmospheric physics doesn’t give a hoot if carbon reductions come from China or the U.S.
  — Time, 20 July 2023
• The floor-to-ceiling windows and stone fireplace only up the ante on the atmospheric mood.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
• Both would involve a long series of storms fueled by atmospheric rivers over the course of a month.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022
• That dry spell could come to an end this week if an atmospheric river hitting the West Coast swoops south.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022
• At times when atmospheric CO2 was higher than around 500 ppm, forests grew in the high Arctic.
  — Sharon Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2022
• His new and atmospheric office is barely a 10-minute walk from his home.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
• The Sierra Nevada snowpack looked pretty darn good at the beginning of the year, thanks to the atmospheric rivers of late 2021.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2022
• The strong atmospheric currents of the polar jet stream also play a role in the region's weather.
  — Samuel Granados, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
• This atmospheric touch makes any room feel homey and peaceful.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2024
• The heat that triggered this event was caused by an atmospheric river, or a long moisture plume that pulls warm air from the tropics.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Apr. 2022
• On the first day of the weekend regarded as the unofficial start of summer, the atmospheric verdict seemed to be spring, all the way.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
• This is actually the third atmospheric river to batter the state in the past week.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2023
• The floor above would be designed as an atmospheric entry to the ’90s club scene, with museum-like exhibits and vinyl records for sale.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
• Mix and match candles, small desk lamps, floor lamps, and LED strip lights to create an atmospheric work setup.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
• And this is all set to a minimal trip-hop beat (with a slight hint of G-funk) and an atmospheric keyboard wash over a pulsating bassline.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
• The buildup of atmospheric friction quickly slowed the speeding ship.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
• The score is predominantly atmospheric — it’s the wind blowing through the sands of Arrakis, or the yawning black chasm of space.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
• An atmospheric river storm off the West Coast is threatening flooding and heavy rain for the Golden State in the coming days.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2023
• The music, which features some keys courtesy of Brian Eno, feels atmospheric, swirling and sparkling around Gabriel’s voice.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2023
• After a brief respite from the rains delivered by an atmospheric river that lashed the Bay Area this week, more rain was in the forecast for Wednesday.
  — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2021
• Blonde Redhead, who have been mixing noise and shoegaze sounds since the mid ’90s, proved their atmospheric bona fides on their new album Sit Down for Dinner.
  — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
• This is because of the atmospheric conditions during this time of year.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
• The rainfall won’t be as intense as the atmospheric river events that moved through the region last week or in October, Miller said.
  — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2021
• Cook said the bomb cyclone — when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm — has weakened.
  — Carolyn Thompson, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2022
• Cook said the bomb cyclone -- when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm -- has weakened.
  — Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2022
• As expected, atmospheric friction warmed up its heat shield so much that molten debris flew off.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
• The track, which will appear on Perfume Genius’ upcoming album, Glory, is a multi-faceted epic, filled with sudden tempo changes and atmospheric swings from tender folk ballad to resonant alt-rock glory.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025