surface

Example Sentences

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This configuration increases the surface area exposed to incoming light while reducing the distance electrical signals must travel.

From Science Daily

“I would say very soon there could be some impact,” says Needham analyst Josh Reilly, who sees the possibility that many winners and losers from all of this will surface in “several quarters.”

From Barron's

“After multiple waves, the bases lose their effectiveness due to the loss of surface structures and launchers.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The women behind the food counter have stopped wiping down surfaces to look in our direction.

From Literature

The water swirled as a larger fish broke the surface, chasing the school of fish ahead of it.

From Literature