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
Instead of relying on heavy metal catalysts, the reaction is activated by an LED lamp at ambient temperature.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 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
Because the oxygen systems we were using delivered a lean mix of compressed gas and ambient air, 29,000 feet with gas felt like approximately 26,000 feet without gas.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
