perceptibly

Example Sentences

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The energy in the audience shifted slightly but perceptibly: Wait, is he rapping?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

At an Aug. 23 appearance in Pittsburgh, his speech was halting, and he sometimes searched perceptibly for the right words.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

For example, neutron bombardment can turn the nickel in many steel alloys into a form that gives off helium, causing the steel to swell perceptibly.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 22, 2022

But the tamis-mashed potatoes were perceptibly smoother than the ricer-mashed potatoes, and despite their lineage from Russets, made for a credible pomme purée stand-in.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

Though the bitter cold did not abate, the daylight hours grew perceptibly longer.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare