irised

Example Sentences

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The hab-unit door irised open at my feet.

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

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

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

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

And every chambered cell,  Where its dim, dreaming life was wont to dwell,  As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell, Before thee lies revealed,  Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed!

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)