prism

Example Sentences

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This structure consists of closely spaced parallel strips that interact with light similarly to a prism.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

And yet his career should not be judged through the prism of these failures.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Much of EU policymaking is now being viewed through the prism of sovereignty.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

It feels so wonderful to get this for a movie that was made so organically and rose up through not through the prism of business, but through the prism of friendship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The north wall of the Library was made entirely of glass, with doors leading to a terraced greenhouse that refracted light like a prism.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee