How to Use prism in a Sentence

prism

noun
  • That may have made sense when when health threats like a pandemic were viewed through a defense prism.
    CBS News, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Traveling with food as your prism is the most amazing way, in my opinion.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
  • In the afternoon light, the stairwell becomes a prism and rainbows fill the space.
    New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Not every artwork is a direct response to pandemic life, but some can be viewed through that prism.
    Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
  • In Han’s work, process creates content — which turns out to be a prism for the veils of reality.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • During this brief window, the telescope can capture the light beaming through the planet’s atmosphere and break it apart with a prism.
    Meghan Herbst, Wired, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Light passes through a prism at a 90-degree angle and then goes through the camera’s various lenses to reach the sensor.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The Iron County structure seems to be made up of three steel panels put together to form a triangular prism.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Bryan, in particular, makes for an interesting character study when examined through the prism of today’s culture wars.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • The binoculars are designed for outdoor activities and the BAK4 prism makes views even brighter.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Rainbows form their signature colors through atmospheric optical effects when raindrops refract and reflect light, just like a prism does.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Biden is also being judged through the prism of the pandemic, setting the course for challenges and opportunities for the remainder of his presidency.
    Jeff Zeleny, CNN, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Kelly said the employment needs to be viewed through the prism of disadvantaged communities in the Central Valley, and the economic malaise.
    Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
  • Yeah, that’s something of an eyebrow-raising comment when viewed through the prism of Bogey’s 4-for-13 shooting performance in Houston.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
  • And the ice cubes are a very nifty trapezoidal prism shape.
    Zach Epstein, BGR, 28 Aug. 2021
  • But there will be a point at which he will be viewed through the prism of the team’s record.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The prism that is forever linked to Dark Side of the Moon?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023
  • On It column looks at self-help through the prism of deities.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2021
  • In recent times, the forces that have fueled the broad U.S. stock market can be seen through the prism of the Dow.
    Peter Santilli, WSJ, 26 May 2021
  • Viewing it through an 11-game prism won’t cut it for him.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022
  • It’s the life of Saudi Arabia through the prism of the lead character.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Apr. 2022
  • And celebrity is the prism through which most of the viewing public is seeing the … well, star of the show.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The light might reach the camera via optical fibers or a prism.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 30 June 2021
  • No such approval was granted for either the prism or the tablet.
    David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Through this prism, so many of the surrounding events started to make sense to them.
    Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022
  • My goal with this book was to tell a life story through the prism of stuttering.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
  • And second, the Dolphins built the present roster looking at the team from the prism of a two-year window.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • View this in the prism of which quarterback does the most to help his team win as both teams chase playoff berths.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2022
  • That’s a camera bent at 90 degrees inside the phone, using a prism and a longer lens to move the light to the sensor.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 14 July 2022
  • That trouble reflects long-term trends as seen through the prism of the pandemic.
    Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022

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