Example Sentences

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"With Red Jacket Leak Detectors, you'll probably never have to reckon with contamination from piping leak losses … litigation and bad publicity … unhappy dealers … or even disaster," read an advertisement in 1972.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2023

Detectors on Earth have detected the shorter, sharper waves generated by collisions of star-size black holes.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2023

Detectors have been credited with reducing derailments, but they are not perfect.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023

Detectors lining the tank’s interior would pick those up and send a signal back to scientists, who could rewind the reaction to study the particles that first sparked the fireworks.

From Scientific American • Jul. 11, 2017

“Like my Dark Detectors, do you?” said Moody, who was watching Harry closely.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling