ripples in a pond
Example Sentences
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Sound waves reverberated through the gas like ripples in a pond, causing baryons to clump together, forming the seeds of future galaxies and clusters of galaxies.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024
Scenes rush and flow into each other, and subplots emerge and fade like ripples in a pond, as the focus floats languidly from one character to the other.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023
When I hear "Honey, I’m Good." now, I keep coming back to those moments, ones where I could feel people's happiness radiating out and hitting me like ripples in a pond.
From The Verge • Jul. 10, 2015
Sound is a great example of a wave that propagates, or travels, much like ripples in a pond do.
From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2013
It’s like ripples in a pond, isn’t it?
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
