orb

Example Sentences

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It’s like golf, except a player can’t javelin his clubs into a water hazard or pitch a 15-pound orb across six alleys, even if he could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Can you look into your glowing orb and tell the rest of us what’s coming?

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

He recalls with clarity the opening day of the war almost four years ago when he could see bright flashes in the sky - a "bright orb" - as Russia launched its attacks.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

At dusk, worshippers stood waist-deep in the river's brown waters to offer prayers to the sun god Surya as the setting orb sank into the haze blanketing New Delhi's skyline, marking the annual Chhath festival.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

He unclipped the orb from the metal bird beaks and held it up in his palm.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat