1
: a polished or smooth surface (as of glass) that forms images by reflection
She looked at herself in the mirror.
2
a
: something that gives a true representation
the press as a mirror of public opinion—
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b
: an exemplary model
She is the mirror of feminine beauty.
mirrored; mirroring; mirrors
Synonyms
Examples of mirror in a Sentence
Noun
breaking a mirror is supposed to bring seven years of bad luck
Verb
The building was mirrored in the lake.
the still waters of the pond mirroring the cloudless sky above
Recent Examples on the WebSarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
This approach is reflected in her space’s clean, calming, somewhat Brutalist interior design — a mirror resting on cinder blocks, gray everywhere — the look of which took inspiration from artists’ lofts and Le Corbusier, the Swiss French architect who died in 1965.
—Devorah Lev-Tov Kin Woo Ella Riley-Adams Jameson Montgomery Kurt Soller Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
There are also a couple midcentury modern chairs are in a corner next to two mirrors, and lots of chrome everywhere.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
Astronomers rapidly realized that its primary mirror had been polished to the wrong shape.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Fordow’s transformation mirrors changes seen elsewhere in the country as Iran blows past the guardrails of the Iran nuclear accord.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
If this turns out to be nothing more than the mirror version of that trial, Daybell’s chances of avoiding death row may be thin.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Instead of having a black spot in their vision, a person might not see their facial features clearly in a mirror or might see a newspaper without words on it, Space.com reported in 2017.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Too suave for precautions, Don winds up looking briefly at the eclipse through his sunglasses, which serve as a mirror to the celestial event.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Terms of the new deal largely mirror the last one passed by commissioners in 2023, said Todd LaSala, an economic development lawyer for the Unified Government.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
In the end, Johnson reached a deal with Democrats that largely mirrored what McCarthy had agreed to months earlier.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
If true, this would mirror how Iran responded to the death of Qassem Soleimani in January 2020 by firing ballistic missiles at U.S. forces stationed at al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq about two weeks later.
—Javed Ali, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
Experts say high turnout gives elections more credibility because the results more closely mirror what the majority of people want.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
At the briefing on Tuesday, Cameron suggested his talk with Trump was on matters like conflict in the Middle East, support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion and strengthening NATO that mirrored his public talking points.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
The relationship depicted in the film between the two women, each drawing something from the other, is mirrored somewhat by the friendship off-screen between Dunst and Spaeny.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Trade officials then mirrored those positions in communications with other countries or in international forums like the World Trade Organization, documents show.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
And that warms my heart because that’s the mirror effect.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
This approach is reflected in her space’s clean, calming, somewhat Brutalist interior design — a mirror resting on cinder blocks, gray everywhere — the look of which took inspiration from artists’ lofts and Le Corbusier, the Swiss French architect who died in 1965.
—Devorah Lev-Tov Kin Woo Ella Riley-Adams Jameson Montgomery Kurt Soller Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
There are also a couple midcentury modern chairs are in a corner next to two mirrors, and lots of chrome everywhere.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
Astronomers rapidly realized that its primary mirror had been polished to the wrong shape.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Fordow’s transformation mirrors changes seen elsewhere in the country as Iran blows past the guardrails of the Iran nuclear accord.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
If this turns out to be nothing more than the mirror version of that trial, Daybell’s chances of avoiding death row may be thin.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Instead of having a black spot in their vision, a person might not see their facial features clearly in a mirror or might see a newspaper without words on it, Space.com reported in 2017.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Too suave for precautions, Don winds up looking briefly at the eclipse through his sunglasses, which serve as a mirror to the celestial event.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
Verb
In Pirch’s situation, layoff notices were filed and effective on the same date — April 4 — an abruptness that mirrors the sudden shuttering of all its stores across Southern California in March.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Terms of the new deal largely mirror the last one passed by commissioners in 2023, said Todd LaSala, an economic development lawyer for the Unified Government.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
In the end, Johnson reached a deal with Democrats that largely mirrored what McCarthy had agreed to months earlier.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
If true, this would mirror how Iran responded to the death of Qassem Soleimani in January 2020 by firing ballistic missiles at U.S. forces stationed at al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq about two weeks later.
—Javed Ali, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
Experts say high turnout gives elections more credibility because the results more closely mirror what the majority of people want.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
At the briefing on Tuesday, Cameron suggested his talk with Trump was on matters like conflict in the Middle East, support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion and strengthening NATO that mirrored his public talking points.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
The relationship depicted in the film between the two women, each drawing something from the other, is mirrored somewhat by the friendship off-screen between Dunst and Spaeny.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Trade officials then mirrored those positions in communications with other countries or in international forums like the World Trade Organization, documents show.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2024
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: a polished or smooth surface (as of glass) that forms images by reflection
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