REFLECTION in a Sentence
Learn REFLECTION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
349 example sentences for REFLECTION, such as:
1. This matter is a reflection on me.
2. Counselling should encourage reflection on the past.
3. The reflection of the sun on the glass wall was blinding.
4. I reversed the entire world,only put your reflection right.
5. To read without reflection is like eating without digestion.
2. Counselling should encourage reflection on the past.
3. The reflection of the sun on the glass wall was blinding.
4. I reversed the entire world,only put your reflection right.
5. To read without reflection is like eating without digestion.
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Meanings and Examples of REFLECTION
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reflection
n. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
n. (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 It was a foggy, cloudy morning, and a dun-coloured veil hung over the house-tops, looking like the reflection of the mud-coloured streets beneath.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
2 "It will be for the maiden to decide," rejoined young Drebber, smirking at his own reflection in the glass.
3 On every kind of pretext she would run away from work and go to the drinking pool, where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own reflection in the water.
4 Mr. Hyde appeared to hesitate, and then, as if upon some sudden reflection, fronted about with an air of defiance; and the pair stared at each other pretty fixedly for a few seconds.
5 Replacing his javelin, he resumed his seat, bent his looks downward, and appeared to be absorbed in melancholy reflection.
6 "Thou speakest the truth, Malvoisin," said Brian de Bois-Guilbert, after a moment's reflection.
7 And all the time she felt the reflection of his hopelessness in her.
8 She looked in the other mirror's reflection at her back, her waist, her loins.
9 She cried bitterly over this reflection when her uncle was gone; and her cousins, on seeing her with red eyes, set her down as a hypocrite.
10 It is no reflection on you; it is no more than what the greatest admirals have all experienced, more or less, in their time.
11 She would rather die than own the truth; and she hoped, by a little reflection, to fortify herself beyond betraying it.
12 After a moment's reflection, Mr. Crawford replied, "I know Mansfield, I know its way, I know its faults towards you."
13 This was a letter to be run through eagerly, to be read deliberately, to supply matter for much reflection, and to leave everything in greater suspense than ever.
14 After a little reflection, he went on with a sort of desperate calmness.
15 Mr. Bumble put down his hat; unbuttoned his coat; folded his arms; inclined his head in a retrospective manner; and, after a few moments' reflection, commenced his story.
Example Sentence: (139 in 10 pages)
1 The film is a reflection of the violence that pervades American culture.
2 The reflection of the sun on the glass wall was blinding.
3 I subvert the whole world just to straighten your reflection.
4 To read without reflection is like eating without digestion.
5 The increase in crime is a sad reflection on our society today.
6 Counselling should encourage reflection on the past.
7 I subvert the entire world, only to straighten out your reflection.
8 I reversed the entire world,only put your reflection right.
9 This matter is a reflection on me.
10 Graduation is a time for rejoining and is also a time for reflection.
11 Any disappointment of employers who came to recruit is a reflection of the state's tough economy.
12 Last year more than a hundred ships were hijacked by pirates in Indonesian waters, a reflection of the growing lawlessness in the rest of the country.
13 The cat felt curious when she saw her own reflection in the mirror.
14 There was a long pause for reflection, and then Tom said: "Lookyhere, Huck, less not try that thing any more till we know Injun Joe's not in there."
15 Officials admit the actual number of AIDS victims is much higher than statistics reflect.