How to Use arc in a Sentence

arc

1 of 2 noun

• The ball floated in a high arc.
• He bent the twig into an arc.
• The majesty, the space, the marble, the arc, the statuary.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• But the slow-burn arc of the role isn’t quite within his grasp.
  — David Benedict, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
• The lines of the song had always followed the same slow, melancholy arcs.
  — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
• One hundred per cent, there’s an arc to this, there has to be.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 19 June 2023
• Why make a film whose form follows the emotional arc of a life?
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
• In the arc of the eight episodes, a dramatic event happens that affects the country.
  — Ilaria Ravarino, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
• The liquor has also become part of the arc of Kentucky’s cuisine.
  — Emily Bingham, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
• This is achieved by flying a larger arc over the top of a parabola.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2023
• To apply, just swipe a small amount below the eyes, then move in slow arcs from the outer corner all the way up to the brow bone.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
• The Nuggets started 1-for-5 from beyond the arc and Miami is 2-for-6 from three.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• Her hair didn't just poke straight out to the sky; in fact, several pieces were curved, forming a slight arc above her head.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 14 Sep. 2023
• Then the two orbs in the sky parted ways, each again tracing its own separate arc through space.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
• The Clippers had only two turnovers while shooting 43.8 percent from beyond the arc in the first half.
  — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• What a great ending to this arc, and what a great way for James Spader to chew on some delicious scenery.
  — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2023
• In the fullness of time, once the third volume is available, for the people that want to take the deep dive, there will be a journey that’s an arc throughout the three.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2023
• Keeping arms straight and palms facing the floor, bring arms out to the side in a wide arc and overhead, bringing biceps by ears.
  — Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• Johnson was 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, adding three rebounds, three steals and two assists.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
• The larger mysteries of the show are subservient to the arc of the central relationship.
  — Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
• But those arcs are usually sharply defined and thin, and this is clearly not.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2023
• Capshaw first joined the medical drama in its fifth season for what was meant to be a three-episode arc.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Feb. 2024
• In the distance, kids kick themselves into high arcs on the swings, zip down a slide, arms raised, glee each other around a playground.
  — Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• Parrish was 0 of 6 after going 1 of 7 behind the arc in the closed-door scrimmage against Arizona State.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
• Miles Byrd had eight points, breaking a 2-of-18 slump from behind the arc with a pair of 3s, and two steals in seven electric first-half minutes.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
• Bending it into a narrative arc is nothing short of a feat of strength.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
• What might be a knotty enough case to sustain a two-hour movie or a four-episode arc within a longer drama starts to drag over eight hours.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2024
• Miller was an exceptional scorer and a threat from beyond the arc.
  — Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2023
• The volcano, one of the most active in the Aleutian arc, is a symmetric cone with a base diameter of 10 miles.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 19 July 2023
• The Indians hit only one of 14 shots from the floor in the fourth quarter, including zero of six from beyond the arc.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024

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arc

2 of 2 verb

• A light arced across the sky.
• The arrow arced through the air.
• The island chain arcs from north to south.
• Big snow blowers sent plumes arcing through the air and off the side of the road.
  — Brian Melley, The Seattle Times, 15 June 2017
• This time, the Toros got the ball to Bogle, one of their best shooters, for a the high-arcing shot.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• No, which is perhaps why the episode wasn't arced that way.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 17 May 2018
• Her head was angled toward the ground, her tail arced to the sky.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2017
• The fountains were timed to the music in huge, arcing sprays of water set to the beat.
  — Charlotte Wilder, SI.com, 8 June 2018
• Sneak a pass through and any shot still has to arc over Holiday’s reach.
  — Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 12 Sep. 2017
• Then the shark breaks the surface and makes a huge leap, arcing over the bay before diving back in.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
• But Harley stopped, set his feet, and tossed an arcing pass toward the end zone.
  — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2017
• The wave is marked by the upward-arcing curve near the bottom, centered at about 7 o'clock.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2017
• Combined with a Savoir bed, the florals arc across the headboard in a bright half mandala.
  — Kate McGregor, ELLE Decor, 22 Mar. 2021
• Just behind the arcing entrance, dozens of clay pots rest on the floor, filled to the brim with sand, spices and pigment.
  — Yoshina Okamoto, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2018
• Before us is the gentle slope of the South Downs, a range of hills that arc from Hampshire, to the west, across 250 miles to Eastbourne and the sea.
  — Bruce Schoenfeld, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018
• Snowballs arced through the air, followed by shrieks and laughter.
  — Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019
• Jan Vertonghen scored with a cheeky, arcing heading from the left side.
  — Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 July 2018
• While the Aquariads will arc across the southern sky, the Persids will shoot from the northeast, per EarthSky.org.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022
• But the ball dropped perfectly back to Mertens, whose volley from the right side of the box arced into the far corner.
  — Andy Scott, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2018
• Strange trails arc through the sky, as if fireworks were being set off in daylight.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2020
• Masuaku drove down the left flank, arced a low centre across the face of goal and Sakho slammed home at the back stick to the relief of their home crowd.
  — SI.com, 1 Oct. 2017
• Victor Oladipo beats the shot-clock buzzer with a high-arcing 3 over LeBron James.
  — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2018
• With Saudi airspace closed, scores of Qatar Airways flights now arc over Iran each day.
  — The Economist, 19 Oct. 2017
• The national park in Wyoming is in the path of totality that arcs through the country.
  — Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2017
• As your ribs meet your hands, begin to arc your head and torso upward.
  — Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2019
• Then the story arcs the way all such stories must: Britpop goes bust.
  — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• Vertonghen had been waiting at the back post for the corner to be delivered, and watched as the ball arced around the penalty area.
  — Graham Dunbar, The Seattle Times, 2 July 2018
• Curry leapt toward the right baseline and arced the ball perfectly through the rim to give USA the lead as the buzzer sounded.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 16 Feb. 2020
• In one image, the clouds arc overhead and people stand in a gentle curve to match the spiral guidance.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2023
• Bellinger hit a high, arcing shot deep into the seats in right field off left-hander Clayton Richard.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2017

Last Updated: 3 May 2024