the universe

noun

: all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.

Examples of the universe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His decision marks the end of a stunning transformation for Loki, from selfish and self-absorbed to someone willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the universe. Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 Roth and star Ariana Greenblatt were on hand to show off the project, which takes place on Pandora, described as the most dangerous planet in the universe. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 Since the Nobel-prize-winning discovery of our galaxy’s black hole in 2020, astronomers have been studying the center of our galaxy as a way to understand galaxies across the universe. Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024 But while light crosses the universe, the strong force barely reaches across an atomic nucleus, which, by quantum rules, meant that the particle carrying it should be almost as massive as a whole proton. Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024 At one supernova per 50 years, and with 100 billion galaxies in the universe, somewhere in the universe a supernova explodes every hundredth of a second. Chris Impey, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024 Neutron stars are some of the densest objects in the universe, with intense gravitational fields—but not as intense as black holes, whose gravity is so strong that not even light can escape their event horizons. Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024 Anyone contemplating their place in the universe can head to Green-Wood Cemetery for a viewing party and sound bath. Melissa Locker, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024 Why not try injecting some moving images to your group chat about the greatest show in the universe? Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024

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“The universe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20universe. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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