Example Sentences

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We might be told that color has something to do with light, or even be shown a prism, through which light refracts to produce a rainbow.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

In the retina of an animal's eye, there is a small pit called the fovea that refracts the light entering the eye.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

The monitor plastic refracts light so that you can simultaneously see the front and side of any subject that’s placed behind it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

It is also known as a Bravais' arc, and is formed when sunlight enters horizontal ice crystals and refracts through a side prism face, which causes the upside-down effect.

From BBC • May 29, 2023

Sunlight refracts through it and casts slivers of rainbows across the floor.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth