hermetically sealed

Example Sentences

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“We have to remind ourselves that we can’t exist in these frictionless, hermetically sealed bubbles,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Czaja is hopeful funding will be approved for the anticipated Mars Sample Return mission to retrieve the hermetically sealed titanium tubes scientists have spent three years filling with interesting rock cores.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

“Boarding school is almost like a hermetically sealed environment, with very distinct rules and hierarchies,” he said.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024

These Martian souvenirs safely rest inside hermetically sealed cylinders, either stored on board or dropped in strategic locations.

From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2023

“Sounds like it’s either that, or put him into a hermetically sealed box for the next four or five years—I’m joking, I’m joking!”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix