How to Use phenomenon in a Sentence

phenomenon

noun
  • The movie eventually became a cultural phenomenon.
  • This is part of a phenomenon at the Yosemite right now.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 25 June 2018
  • This new study is the first to show that the phenomenon is not unique to Amazon.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2021
  • And that phenomenon reminds me that life brings change -- in the sky and on our earth.
    cleveland, 15 June 2020
  • Accounts of the phenomenon date all the way back to ancient Greece.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Tents themselves seem to play a role in this phenomenon.
    Sam Quinones, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2021
  • From here, the fog phenomenon can seem like a living event.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2018
  • The incident leads him down a path to study the phenomenon, leading him across the world.
    Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 21 Dec. 2018
  • The phenomenon that created the rings are light echoes.
    Rebecca Cairns; Video By Milly Chan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The phenomenon has left some places with a shortage of supply and others with a glut.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2021
  • And so that phenomenon can kind of be broken by a public tech bank.
    Quartz Staff, Quartz, 23 May 2023
  • But the phenomenon is much bigger than Lee and her fans.
    Sarah Watts, The Cut, 1 Nov. 2017
  • One of his first comments onstage was praise for the phenomenon.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The phenomenon was not unique to Texas, but it was pronounced here.
    Katharine Jose, Chron, 1 Sep. 2022
  • But the rise in gun violence is not just a big-city phenomenon.
    Washington Post, 14 June 2021
  • These phenomena can cause sea levels to rise near the ice sheets and fall in the mid-latitudes.
    Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • That question can be answered by the fact that that phenomenon is unknown to us.
    Rachel Becker, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2018
  • This is due to a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 11 July 2018
  • Hard to tell how real this phenomenon is right now, but it’s one to keep an eye on.
    Fortune, 24 July 2019
  • The sluggish pace of fourth-round signings is a new phenomenon.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • Hand in hand our family is basking in the phenomenon of it all.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • And the lack of mental health care is also phenomenon across country.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 June 2022
  • Simmons’ might be the most instructive gaze through which to view the phenomenon.
    David Murphy, Philly.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Take a look at some more info on this phenomenon and viewing tips.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 16 Nov. 2020
  • This phenomenon isn’t the most important thing about our response to the virus, not even close.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Aug. 2021
  • But at the same time, with the whole e-commerce and this social media phenomenon, the world has shrunk.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2024
  • There are some with the notion that one city can’t have much impact on such a global phenomenon.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • This summer, the same phenomenon played out in reverse.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2021
  • That suggests that a permanent shift to more remote work may go a long way to snuff out this phenomenon.
    Fortune, 30 Mar. 2021
  • By any reckoning, the spread of gin has been a freakish phenomenon.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019

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