How to Use visible to the naked eye in a Sentence

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  • The touching of the sand was deemed visible to the naked eye.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Apr. 2021
  • With an orange hue, the star is visible to the naked eye.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The star dimmed so much that the difference was visible to the naked eye.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Tracks from the beetle larvae are visible to the naked eye and, more deeply, to X-rays.
    Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, branding doesn’t even have to be visible to the naked eye to make an impact.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2023
  • This curl, known as the burr, is not easily visible to the naked eye and can also be missed with a feel.
    Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
  • In late 2019, Betelgeuse dimmed so much that the difference was visible to the naked eye.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Wired, 18 June 2021
  • There were no surprises in the sections visible to the naked eye.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • One response from the jellyfish was visible to the naked eye.
    Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The pair will be visible to the naked eye, and close enough to fit into a pair of binoculars, according to In-the-Sky.org.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The last time five planets visible to the naked eye were strong across the horizon in order was in December 2004.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 5 June 2022
  • Look halfway up the sky from the southeast horizon to see pale-yellow Saturn, which is visible to the naked eye.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
  • So much else to see About 16 degrees west of the pair is the Pleiades (M45), a nearby open cluster of young stars that is easily visible to the naked eye.
    Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Each transistor is about 1,000 times smaller than is visible to the naked eye.
    Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But be patient, stargazers: It's not expected to be visible to the naked eye until at least the spring.
    Josh Feldman, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Yesterday the boats were partially visible to the naked eye from the surface, and some pieces were above water.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • It is often referred to as one of the five classical planets visible to the naked eye and has been known since ancient times.
    The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
  • When to clean bird feeders Fungus and bacteria aren’t always visible to the naked eye, and the growth can happen inside the seed of a shell.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, each of us is surrounded by billions, if not trillions of transistors, none of which are visible to the naked eye.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Because the club touching the sand was deemed visible to the naked eye, officials decided to assess the penalty.
    Tim Reynolds, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Scientists built a working tractor beam—the first example of one that pulls objects visible to the naked eye.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Unless otherwise requested, your burger will be cooked well-done, with no shade of pink visible to the naked eye.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Though all of the planets should be visible to the naked eye, Nichols recommends stargazers bring binoculars to get a better look at Mercury.
    Dia Gill, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2022
  • Some are visible to the naked eye, whereas others can only be seen under a microscope.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2020
  • While its incredibly likely the comet will be visible to the naked eye, the comet will be extremely faint, AP reported.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The iconic Orion nebula, visible to the naked eye and the birthplace of hundreds of stars, is only one small part of this huge stellar factory.
    Philip Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Barely visible to the naked eye, this image required an exposure of several seconds to bring out the hues.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 14 July 2023
  • This cluster, which inspired the Subaru logo, will likely be visible to the naked eye — even in light-polluted areas.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Considering our solar system’s position toward the edge of the Milky Way, the soft swath of light visible to the naked eye represents just a portion of the galaxy.
    Brian Blomster -, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • While the brightness of comets can be unpredictable, this one may be visible to the naked eye under dark skies, though those with binoculars or a telescope will have a better chance of seeing it.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023

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