oculus

Example Sentences

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A metal pendulum in “Diver” hangs from a string rigged just below the oculus into a kind of hippie Zen-garden arranged within the fountain.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

At ground level, a circular port called an oculus will allow passersby to peer into a 325,000-gallon coral canyon teeming with thousands of fish and invertebrates.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

“I do not feel it appropriate to offer Architect of the Capitol approval for the oculus component.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

Titled “Pulling the Sun Back — Xa’aa Peshii Nehiino Taamet,” it was broadly inspired by Indigenous architectures and cosmologies and featured an oculus that framed the sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2022

I see her giving Addie the evil oculus every morning as Addie stands there, silent as dandruff and every bit as annoying.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe