periscope

Example Sentences

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Washington afterwards released what it said was periscope footage of the submarine firing on the ship, and an image of its hull almost vertical as it slipped below the surface.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

In his metaphorical submarine without a periscope, the attorney general and his senior staff were oblivious to what was occurring on Capitol Hill just a few blocks from the Justice Department building.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

The Normandie crew spotted its periscope poking through the waves and sprang into action.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

The most expensive variant of the new generation iPhone will have a periscope camera that could improve zoom capacity by 5 times or more, according TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

The trees were dry and stubby, the mound was barren, and my attention was arrested by a water faucet sticking two feet out of the sand, like some subterranean periscope.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston