How to Use physics in a Sentence

physics

noun
  • Where does the physics come in?
    Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Can new physics still be found?
    Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The physics doesn’t back that up.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But for hunters of new physics, does the game end there?
    Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Explain the physics to me -- how?
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Mondays—math and physics—are rough this year.
    Rodrigo Hasbún, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
  • His father, high school physics.
    Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
  • Still, physics taught him valuable lessons.
    Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Feb. 2026
  • There’s no getting around those physics.
    New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
  • And, of course, quantum physics.
    ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But physics says every action has a cause.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But that defies physics when chugging at full speed.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Play outside and learn about weather and physics.
    Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
  • That means the rain forms through the same physics the model describes.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In his telling, the story comes down to basic physics, not hype.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The team is now extending the same physics into the air.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The importance of a narrow body comes down to physics.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Santa’s sleigh The physics of such a trip are brutal.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Bao will be spending her summer doing math and physics for fun.
    Libby Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • That’s also true for all of our theories of physics.
    Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • From a physics point of view, there is enough housing for everyone.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Of course, none of this involves repealing the laws of physics.
    David Szondy may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
  • The images and physics of the imagined world around them is added in later.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 June 2026
  • And then, got some optics and physics of color, and some odd bird pigments.
    Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Mind you, to point this out isn’t to criticize physics teachers.
    Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This show is somehow defying the laws of physics.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But then, the authors say, the physics takes over in a highly predictable process.
    ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
  • Timing yourself for a quick shower doesn't change the physics.
    Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
  • But there are three aspects of physics that add some wrinkles to this line of thinking.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025

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