black hole

Example Sentences

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The discovery centers on the galaxy J1007+3540, where scientists observed a supermassive black hole at its core suddenly restarting powerful jets after remaining inactive for almost 100 million years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

I’ve been wrestling, like Steve, to find ways to free myself from the black hole in my pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

As bleak, frightening and all-around life-ruining as the internet has proven itself to be, there was a time not long ago when the World Wide Web felt like a portal, not a black hole.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

The next day, Charlie and Emma begin discussing the circumstances that preceded her plan — depression, bullying, the black hole of the internet — before pausing for an appointment.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

I’d really thought that my model of a black hole to help visualize how it could “bend” space-time would win first place.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas