How to Use optics in a Sentence

optics

plural noun
  • The event was a huge success not just for the racing, but for the optics.
    Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 May 2022
  • For high-end optics, pre-moistened wipes are the order of the day.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The optics in your smartphone have been pretty much the same for more than a decade.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 4 Feb. 2021
  • The optics might be strange if a team competes with only five players.
    Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2021
  • This features multi-coated optics that are sure to last for a long time.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 31 Mar. 2021
  • There is also the bad optics of heading to the team that just beat him in the playoffs.
    Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • The optics that some people saw with our line did not translate to what went on inside.
    Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 17 Aug. 2020
  • In choosing her as a stylist, the optics for Harris look good in many ways.
    Jessica Iredale, Town & Country, 24 Jan. 2021
  • Super Jagere is an optics-ready thumper that can tackle most tasks.
    Chris Mudgett, Outdoor Life, 23 June 2020
  • So far, the men who have underwritten these flights seem aware of these optics.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The optics aren’t great, but the park promises that its water is filtered and reused.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • But in terms of broader messaging, the optics don’t look good.
    Tom Fairless, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
  • And the last thing the Mets need in year two of the Cohen era is more bad optics.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • But in retrospect, the optics of that move look bad for the Lions.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Dumas said the new telescope would use special optics to suppress the light of stars.
    Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2019
  • The agency even went so far as to keep the optics cleaner than needed while on Earth.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 June 2022
  • No one knows but the optics from that moment probably isn’t good for Jones.
    oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The optics of finishing fourth or fifth in the conference aren’t good.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Schroeder said that while there was nothing wrong with the way the alternate was picked, the optics looked bad.
    Amy Forliti, Gene Johnson and Todd Richmond, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • But Love convinces Theo that the optics-wise thing to do is go and promises to go with him.
    Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Both sides are trying to manage it the best way possible -- no matter the optics.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Part of the losses on Tuesday were also triggered by bad optics.
    Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Even if Compass had prevailed, the optics of the row was terrible.
    Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Not only are the optics great, but the company has one of the best warranty policies in the game.
    Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2022
  • For schools that are nervous about those optics, the initial answer could be — get this — trying to play more sports this fall, not less.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The optics could not have been worse for a Games — and a host — trying desperately to put on their best face.
    David Wharton, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Even journalists took issue with the optics of the Bidens’ visit.
    Jessica Chasmar, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2021
  • That said, the glitch made for pretty bad optics since Kaluuya was the first Black winner of the evening.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2021
  • For Beijing, the optics of the meeting is at least as important as its content.
    Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Then the cable would have to be cut and reconnected in a way that doesn't disrupt the light passing over the fiber optics.
    James Griffiths, CNN, 25 July 2019

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