hermetically sealed

Example Sentences

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"We've had to purchase a hermetically sealed case, which makes sure the humidity is correct because they are very delicate," said Tim Payne, trustee of the heritage centre.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“We have to remind ourselves that we can’t exist in these frictionless, hermetically sealed bubbles,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Yet, selected proteins can pass because the barrier is not hermetically sealed.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2024

There is no hermetically sealed legal sphere that stands apart from the rest of existence; that's a dangerous fantasy that can — and does — justify unspeakable horrors.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023

“Sounds like it’s either that, or put him into a hermetically sealed box for the next four or five years—I’m joking, I’m joking!”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix