pinhole

Example Sentences

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Instead, use certified eclipse glasses or a simple pinhole projector to view the event safely.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The Olympics are an incredible showcase but also a pinhole sample—a once-every-four-years event in which glory and disaster can come down to hundredths of seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Then, facing away from the sun, allow light to stream through this pinhole.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024

She describes the hundreds of tiny crescent “baby eclipses” that formed in the shadows when vines and leaves acted like pinhole cameras.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2024

A single pinhole in the tarp leaked moonlight, which slowly filled the lifeboat.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides