irised

Example Sentences

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Then he walked over to his immersion bay, and the door irised open.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

As I approached it, the hatch irised open with a hiss, and a soft blue light winked on inside.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The hab-unit door irised open at my feet.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

When I climbed inside the capsule, the platform retracted and the hatch irised shut at my feet.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, Before thee lies revealed,-- Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed!

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall