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Recent Examples of roundelThe test flight of the aircraft, which bears the Japanese roundel on its wing, lasted an hour, according to the specialist outlet The Aviationist.—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 The roundel symbol, an insignia displayed on aircraft across all U.S. military branches, is featured prominently on the shoulders of this patriotic very look of red, white and blue.—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024 This package delivers a gorgeous shade of Aventurine Green Metallic paint, a decal set in white, and customizable roundel race numbers.—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024 Dukec’s team has also used tech to make BMW’s roundel more efficient, at least from a cost point of view.—Alex Goy, WIRED, 2 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for roundel
Heavy trucks account for about two gigatonnes of carbon dioxide annually, not to mention other emissions, so seeking cleaner alternatives to power them is a major priority in environmental circles.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.
According to Burlison, the video shows a high-speed object—presumably the missile—hitting the orb, which then deforms, tumbles, and sheds smaller fragments, one barely visible.
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Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
The orb continued on its trajectory after the strike.
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