How to Use sphere in a Sentence

sphere

noun
  • All points on a sphere are the same distance from the center.
  • Women at that time were confined to the domestic sphere.
  • They recognize that jobs in the public sphere are valuable.
  • As a result, they all get pushed apart and end up on the surface of the sphere.
    WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And even as the universe expands, there’s still the same amount in that sphere, right?
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • And up close, the best star in the universe—our sun—is an orangey sphere of flame.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The show went off the air in 2009, but the brothers continue in the acting sphere.
    Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The spheres are the right size for little hands to grasp, and their tight seal prevents mold and mildew growth.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The silicone bottom of the mold means no wrestling to free your frozen sphere.
    Sean Evans, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The impact on the public sphere has been, to say the least, substantial.
    Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But across the broader Trump sphere, the signs of fiscal strain are showing.
    Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Butler and the Heat delivered the first shot on the court and in the social media sphere.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Then, in a satellite studio on the same street, Morris carves scores of spheres from dense foam.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2023
  • These points would eventually be the centers of the spheres in the packing.
    Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
  • If anything goes wrong in any of those spheres, the rest of their lives are most likely still intact.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
  • Many of the allegations against Paxton had been in the public sphere for more than two years.
    Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • This is not the first time the congresswoman’s personal life has been brought to light in the public sphere.
    Peyton Sorosinski, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024
  • To get a sense of how this all might work, imagine our four-dimensional world as the surface of a sphere.
    Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The sphere whizzed through the sky at unsettling speeds, then disappeared behind a grove of trees.
    Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Below are our favorite products in the pre-shave sphere—and two from Gonzalez and his staff, too.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
  • All of this existed in a separate sphere from the work itself.
    Kara Panzer, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
  • But what is the company doing to sort of expand that social sphere?
    Michael Calore, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
  • YouTubers in the fashion sphere were showing off theirs in a haul video every other week.
    Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Hyperbole doesn’t serve any good purpose in that sphere.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of your success has come from singles and collaborations with artists in and out of your sphere.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
  • For cocktails, ice spheres and guests who don’t like the strange shape of tasting glasses, my favorite is the Tiara tumbler from Baccarat.
    G. Clay Whittaker, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Having a group rally around causes gives them more of a voice in the political sphere.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 12 May 2023
  • For these and many other reasons, a Dyson sphere costs energy.
    Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 2023
  • At the Palais de Tokyo, Le Hamo acts as a bridge between the health care sphere and the general exhibition area of the museum.
    Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2024
  • For now, her reach is still somewhat limited to the digital sphere.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Feb. 2023

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