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Examples of orb in a Sentence
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
According to the project documents, the orb would be built onto an existing apartment building whose entrance is on De Longpre Avenue, which runs parallel to Sunset Boulevard.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
Star-Lord, steals a mysterious orb but soon has bounty hunters and the forces of Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) on his tail.
—Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
As the gleaming orb sank behind the Con Ed clock tower, blue sky melting into gold, dramatic rays backlighting cotton-ball clouds, applause went up, accompanied by cheers.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
Thomas predicts the new moon will send energy throughout your family and domestic orb, therefore prompting a sudden move or fix-up of space.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
Every purchase this season includes a tiny orb that reflects a memory from the year.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
The lodge's six villas, shaped like oblong orbs with thatched roofs, are an intriguing blend of sci-fi and rustic; their sinuous balconies flow with nature rather than defy it.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023
The residency began on Sept. 29 at the venue that houses a 16K wraparound LED screen and 167,000 speakers inside the 366-foot-tall orb just east of the Las Vegas Strip.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
Expect to see the king and queen donning some of the most sacred items in the Crown Jewels collection, from the famous sceptres and orb to their priceless royal crowns.
—Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
Twelve different patch notes were added to the list after the fact, including nerfs to orb generation from certain mods and nerfs to a certain kind of grapple playstyle.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
In two investigations, published on back-to-back days in April 2022 by BuzzFeed News and MIT Tech Review, journalists alleged that Worldcoin trials in developing countries were riddled with deceptive promises made both to orb operators and participants.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 21 Mar. 2023
Despite it being named the Pink Moon, don't expect to see the giant orb in that exact shade.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
To create a small foyer of sorts, Eckley hung silver orb planters that catch the light but don’t completely wall off the space from the rest of the garden.
—Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 14 Dec. 2021
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Word History
Noun
Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French orbe, borrowed from Latin orbis "disk, circle, sphere, orbit," perhaps a derivative of an Indo-European verbal base *h3erbh- "turn, be turned over, undergo transfer," whence also Tocharian B yerpe "disk," Hittite harp- "change sides, change allegiance"
Note: See also etymology at orphan entry 1.
Verb
derivative of orb entry 1
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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“Orb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orb. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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