Examples of periphery in a Sentence
the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard
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Among the residents is 14-year-old Clara, who lives towards the periphery of the informal settlement.
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Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, for all the time lavished upon Tom’s grief or Robbie’s, far less attention is directed toward some of the other characters in their periphery, who’ve struggled just as much if not more.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
To better preserve their likability, the film seems to want to situate Penny Jo and Lefty on the periphery of most of the truly violent action, but there are early hints, in the best noir tradition, that neither character will get away spiritually clean.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
As always, allow half an hour for your eyes to adjust to the dark and remember to look slightly away from your target, placing it in the periphery of your vision where your low-light vision is at its best.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, for all the time lavished upon Tom’s grief or Robbie’s, far less attention is directed toward some of the other characters in their periphery, who’ve struggled just as much if not more.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
To better preserve their likability, the film seems to want to situate Penny Jo and Lefty on the periphery of most of the truly violent action, but there are early hints, in the best noir tradition, that neither character will get away spiritually clean.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
As always, allow half an hour for your eyes to adjust to the dark and remember to look slightly away from your target, placing it in the periphery of your vision where your low-light vision is at its best.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for periphery
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“Periphery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periphery. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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periphery
noun
pe·riph·ery
pə-ˈrif-(ə-)rē 
plural peripheries
1
: the boundary or surface of a body or figure
2
: the outer or outermost part
Medical Definition
periphery
noun
pe·riph·ery
pə-ˈrif-(ə-)rē
plural peripheries
1
: the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its internal regions or center
2
: the regions (as the sense organs, the muscles, or the viscera) in which nerves terminate
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