ambient

Example Sentences

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The frustration was broader, an ambient sense of national failure in the air.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

It extended the Clean Air Act to areas that already have clean air—ones that meet the protective “national ambient air quality standards” set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"Even the first nanopixels were stable for two weeks under ambient conditions," says Bert Hecht, describing the result.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

This is set at a maximum of 16:1 and the rules say it is measured at ambient temperature.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

In general, the microbiology experiments were not carried out at the low ambient Martian temperatures, and most did not provide long incubation times.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan