How to Use peripheral in a Sentence
- He saw in his peripheral vision that a car was trying to pass him.
- If we focus too much on peripheral issues, we will lose sight of the goal.
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The problem with the three peripheral sites is that there’s no there there.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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The term just means something wrong with the peripheral nerve.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 June 2022
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Home care is no longer a peripheral service.
—Jake Krilovich, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
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Some seemed to be brief streaks at the edge of viewers’ peripheral vision.
—Alisa Tang, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
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But a few hours into using the peripheral have shown me there's more than meets the eye in this tiny mouse.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2022
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For example, peripheral nerves sense when your feet are cold.
—Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021
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The acetate frame sits close to the face and eyes, and wraps tightly to reduce peripheral light.
—Phillip Dwight Morgan, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
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And these women are not working in peripheral roles.
—Kevin Chern, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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But much of what works in Love & Death lies in the peripheral casting.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 20 Apr. 2023
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No life can be truly assessed from any but a peripheral vision.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Smith said her son told her that his peripheral vision was diminished.
—New York Times, 5 July 2022
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Despite iffy peripheral stats, the bullpen has been better since the trade deadline.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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The peripheral ones may be better.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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As with all peripheral and accessory devices, there’s a lot of cheap junk out there.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2022
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Trains visual speed, search, useful field of view and peripheral vision.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022
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Others found the cone blocked their peripheral vision, which meant their dog sometimes bumped into them.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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Then, let the rest of the scene in, near and far, including the far sides of your peripheral vision, and even your own body in the space.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
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Nor does the peripheral stuff that’s meant to enliven things and somehow flatlines.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
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This structure also had a cloister and peripheral buildings to the south.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
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The bullet wound appeared to be several days old and had caused swelling on the canine's peripheral nerve.
—Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
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These rights are not peripheral to democracy.
—Yohuru Williams, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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This applies even to many of the individuals who seem peripheral at the start.
—Vulture, 2 May 2022
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Ciba treats them not as sweet peripheral matter, but as records of reading under pressure.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
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There’s also less glare on a curved monitor while filling more of your peripheral vision.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Working out can move the immune cells in our peripheral tissues into our bloodstream.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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That's because your peripheral vision is much more atuned to brightness than your direct vision.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Using cooling, the implant would numb specific peripheral nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2022
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So users can spot shapes and patterns straight ahead, while still relying on their peripheral sight to move around and stay aware of their surroundings.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
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Those at the peripherals will be grasping for a moment to shine.
—Renae Reints, Fortune, 31 July 2019
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That said, there may still be some wobbly or loose keys on this oversized peripheral.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023
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There will be some ‘pardon our dust’ signs because there’s some work on the peripheral.
—Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 5 July 2017
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Much of the market still treats room systems as peripherals.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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Aside from games, gift-givers can also look toward peripherals.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
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On top of that, many new peripherals are still using the old connections.
—Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 3 July 2018
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Most notable is the absence of hardware peripherals for their hands, like a wrist band, to record the finger strokes.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 Aug. 2023
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The peripherals are just as strong as the traditional stats.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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The peripherals help gamers (and non-gamers) create an ideal ecosystem.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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There are plenty of ports for peripherals, and the 2-in-1 design is nice for watching movies on the go.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
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That's a lot to spend on peripherals for a device that is all about accessible pricing.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2019
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When you’re done, use a dry microfiber cloth to wipe down the outside of your machine and any of its peripherals, such as the mouse and keyboard.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
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The peripherals just weren’t backing up the rosy ERA.
—Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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The backlight adjusts to the brightness of the space and if hands are actually on the peripheral.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019
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In the burgeoning market of premium peripherals, the Craft is up there with the best of them.
—Mark Walton, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2017
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The bundled keyboard and mouse are also decent, and there are plenty of ports for extra peripherals.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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The bundled keyboard and mouse are also decent, and there are plenty of ports for extra peripherals.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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The bundled keyboard and mouse are also decent, and there are plenty of ports for extra peripherals.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
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The bundled keyboard and mouse are also decent, and there are plenty of ports for extra peripherals.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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The bundled keyboard and mouse are also decent, and there are plenty of ports for extra peripherals.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Need to charge a mobile device, or connect a peripheral to a PC or Mac?
—Tom Brant, PCMAG, 15 Sep. 2022
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Leveraging automation to take care of the peripherals would leave teams to, well, be human.
—Laxman Papineni, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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ProtoArc is a peripherals brand that makes ergonomic keyboards and mice.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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But it’a probably fair to say that the price will climb over $1,000, without the peripherals.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 4 June 2018
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Razer sourced the display from Sharp, which provides the panels for its gaming peripherals.
—Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2017
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The power isn't showing up yet, but the peripherals are closer to what Trumbo provided at his best.
—Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 15 May 2018
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Good computer desks are rare, and this one leaves the whole upper surface free for your monitors, peripherals, and printer.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 7 June 2026
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That not only involves the cost of the phone, but the investment in peripherals and applications.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
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But you may be pleasantly surprised by the sort of testing some of these programs put PC peripherals through.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
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And like the damage indicator in a first-person shooter, your peripheral will flash yellow or red as you near danger.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
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