How to Use in 3-D in a Sentence

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  • So far, 61% of grosses have been for screenings in 3-D, according to Disney.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Jaws will not only be in theaters, but in Imax and in 3-D, so most of us will finally get to watch Steven Spielberg’s classic on a huge screen.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Finding a bunch of stuff in amber is much better than finding the same stuff in rock layers because the amber preserves it in 3-D.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2016
  • In the immediate term, the project is working on embedding data in 3-D space.
    Simon Makin, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Being with my friends and family ‘in 3-D’ — as opposed to on a flat Zoom screen — flooded me with a visceral sense of gratitude.
    Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Interested parties can view the estate’s front gates in 3-D via Sketchfab.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Cafe Reissue is one of several cafés which specialize in 3-D latte art.
    ELLE, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Mural with a portrait of Octavia Butler and her name, composed of dots of various densities in 3-D space.
    Lynell George, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D is finally getting a sequel.
    Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • In the metaverse, customers would be able to visit virtual retail outlets and try out products in 3-D and at full scale before buying.
    Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The grass was scattered with it: tiny puffs of puppet wool, physical artifacts of a performance that had happened live, in 3-D, in front of an audience that was close enough to touch.
    New York Times, 2 June 2021
  • Or rather in 3-D printing, tulle, Mylar, lace, silicon and organza.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The two-part special (in 3-D!) featured every living former Doctor and dozens of former companions.
    Adam Lujan, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Luxury watch replicas have evolved over time due to advancements in tech, which now factor in 3-D printers and CNC machines for more accurate fakes.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Nice map showing population distribution in 3-D for the USA.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011
  • Dunne’s forms—meticulously draped and padded in 3-D—represent a one-man conceptual design renaissance that hasn’t been seen in London for years.
    Sarah Mower, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Battery so far has focused on investing in startups that could use 3-D printing technology rather than in 3-D printer makers.
    Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Such employees could be immersed in 3-D training and simulations.
    Erik Van Vulpen, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • The company has used the Outward acquisition to render its products in 3-D to deploy for partnerships with platforms such as Pinterest.
    Ann-Marie Alcántara, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Mental Canvas is a software program that allows users to make 2-D images in 3-D space, creating images and illustrations that viewers can fly through, steer around and explore.
    Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022
  • So, using a technique called surface profilometry, an imaging technology in which a scientist essentially uses a thin layer of gel to make a mold of the surface to be studied, Gabler-Smith and her team viewed shark skin in 3-D.
    Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
  • To toss a cherry on top of their findings, scientists also reconstructed Hallucigenia in 3-D, and reconstructed its walking gait.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2015
  • With the debut of her namesake line, Natalia spent several months in American factories learning about advancements in 3-D manufacturing.
    Soulaima Gourani, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Inspired by this capability, scientists have developed a fingerlike device that maps an object's internal structures in 3-D by touching its surface.
    Simon Makin, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Inspired by this capability, scientists have developed a fingerlike device that maps an object's internal structures in 3-D by touching its surface.
    Simon Makin, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2023
  • There are at least twenty fusion startups now, all benefitting from technological advances in 3-D printing and artificial intelligence.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The current experimental setup can simultaneously handle 25 tiny particles in 3-D space.
    Alison MacKey, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2018

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