How to Use galactic in a Sentence

galactic

adjective
  • Why would our galactic neighbors care about how green our grass is?
    Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2021
  • For now, much about these galactic ecosystems is still a hunch.
    Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
  • No matter what, though, getting to the galactic stage has to be hard.
    ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
  • But the galactic theme is carried out through its jet-black ceiling and tile floors.
    Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The galactic core, dense with stars and dust lanes, is low on the southern horizon.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The glowing galactic winds shine through the dust and gas clouds, flowing out from the black hole.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • That could be how the Phoenix Stream came to live in our galactic neck of the woods.
    Popular Science, 3 Aug. 2020
  • That may seem like a long time on a human scale, but that’s barely a tick of the galactic clock.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2025
  • For more on this bustling galactic neighborhood, check out this week’s episode.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
  • Out of this world laughs and galactic giggles ahead in this list of the best sci-fi comedies of all time.
    Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • And an abundance of stars and gas obscures our view of the galactic center.
    Brian Resnick, Vox, 27 June 2019
  • Star Wars fans of all ages will dig these galactic Halloween get-ups.
    Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Dust in the galactic disks where Cepheids live can absorb their light and dim them.
    Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The chrome-like finish adds a galactic glam to your fall beauty routine.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The cityscape through the windows was like a starry night from the future, galactic and buzzing.
    Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • Streams of stars and gas, torn out by past galactic encounters, stretched across the region.
    Eleonora Troja, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
  • All things galactic and celestial are cool, so this t-shirt will fit right in among the fashions in his class.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The story is one of outliers and stragglers that fail to conform to galactic norms.
    Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2021
  • But this work shows that even these quiet engines have a profound impact on their galactic homes.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The galactic core is a rich region packed with billions of stars, nebulas and dust lanes.
    Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The glass jar and bottle are a galactic blend of purple and blue with glow-in-the-dark lettering.
    Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The black hole also actively pushes and stirs the galactic gas and dust.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • All across our galactic plane, new stars are currently forming.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Scott Engle likes the galactic movie franchise as much as the next person.
    Tom Avril, Philly.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Tom Ford went the other way, and closed his show with a gorgeous and galactic queen instead.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Curious how these Star Wars stars match up to their galactic roles?
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • Score is kept, and levels such as space ace, cosmic commando and galactic hero are achieved.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Life is dangerous for the massive, young stars found in the galactic center.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Longmore sees the galactic center as a proxy for the early universe.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The nudge reminded Joe of Aldrin’s long-ago galactic snub of the group.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025

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