mirror image

Example Sentences

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The cosmic microwave background — the afterglow of the Big Bang — shows a small but persistent asymmetry: a preference for one spatial orientation over its mirror image.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Vladimir Putin's welcome outside the Great Hall of the People was a near mirror image of the reception for Donald Trump last week.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

It was a mirror image of recent trading patterns in which a few tech companies powered the S&P 500 higher.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Giannoni sees unemployment decreasing to 4% this year with inflation holding around 2.8%—the mirror image of Cleveland’s forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The colts must have liked the mirror image; they had become inseparable in the Claiborne paddocks.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand