How to Use atmospheric in a Sentence

atmospheric

adjective
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  • But on Venus, the atmospheric pressure is about 93 times that of Earth.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • At the end of the day, though, atmospheric physics doesn’t give a hoot if carbon reductions come from China or the U.S.
    — Time, 20 July 2023
  • His new and atmospheric office is barely a 10-minute walk from his home.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This atmospheric touch makes any room feel homey and peaceful.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2024
  • On the first day of the weekend regarded as the unofficial start of summer, the atmospheric verdict seemed to be spring, all the way.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
  • The floor above would be designed as an atmospheric entry to the ’90s club scene, with museum-like exhibits and vinyl records for sale.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • Mix and match candles, small desk lamps, floor lamps, and LED strip lights to create an atmospheric work setup.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And this is all set to a minimal trip-hop beat (with a slight hint of G-funk) and an atmospheric keyboard wash over a pulsating bassline.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The music, which features some keys courtesy of Brian Eno, feels atmospheric, swirling and sparkling around Gabriel’s voice.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2023
  • Blonde Redhead, who have been mixing noise and shoegaze sounds since the mid ’90s, proved their atmospheric bona fides on their new album Sit Down for Dinner.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
  • This is because of the atmospheric conditions during this time of year.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Through tonight: Mainly clear skies of the evening will turn cloudier overnight as an atmospheric disturbance nears.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • For comparison, the pressure of the air, or atmospheric pressure, on your body at sea level is 14.7 pounds per square inch.
    — Ashok Prasad, The Conversation, 26 June 2023
  • To allow the atmospheric oxygen levels to get higher, the scientists say the process of decay must have been slowed or halted.
    — David Bressan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Precious antiques, collectibles, and art fill the atmospheric library and lounges.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Filming on the mostly English-language atmospheric noir wrapped on Nov. 4 on the island, which is located off the coast of Tuscany.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Wilshire added some atmospheric guitar sounds that night and sang background vocals.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The film explores the complexities of the mother-daughter relationship against the hot and atmospheric backdrop of Almería in Spain.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 10 May 2023
  • Many of the largest fires are expected to burn all summer and occasionally send a blast of smoke down south as atmospheric patterns shift.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 July 2023
  • The team used techniques that are usually used to study geophysical flows–large-scale oceanic and atmospheric air currents like the jet stream.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The atmospheric photo was posted without a caption and featured the singer gazing into the distance.
    — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Infrared light from those stars can interact with atmospheric gases and water ice in a very unique way compared to visible light from the sun.
    — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 11 July 2023
  • How fission products from atmospheric nuclear tests have spread across the US.
    — Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
  • But atmospheric dynamics are at play, too: Trade winds have been slow lately in the tropical Atlantic and across the Caribbean.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The Falcon 9 first stage tucks its grid fins down during launch, minimizing atmospheric drag on the way up through Earth's atmosphere.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Twenty years ago the influence of the jet stream and other atmospheric conditions might have led to last-minute surprises, but not today, Nolan said.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Across the courtyard, an audience of 50 sat rapt in the society’s atmospheric library as six poets read from recent work.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Those waters release heat into the atmosphere and can cause a cascade of changes to key atmospheric circulation patterns linked to the weather around the world.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The skies will be mostly to fully clear, completing the recipe for effective atmospheric cooling.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Music often supplies the emotional, atmospheric and mood needs of any film or TV show, as composers so often point out.
    — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024

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