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Rather than destroying a target with missiles or bullets, ODIN uses a focused laser beam to interfere with or disable optical equipment such as cameras, infrared sensors, and targeting systems.—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026 No sense in going the shotgun route if the problem can be solved by a narrow laser beam approach.—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2026 Back-end optics—light-focusing lenses, tracking sensors, fast-steering mirrors and other components—fine-tune the laser beam.—Adam Bluestein, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2026 Sophie is a laser beam of drive and dedication.—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laser beam