REFRACT in a Sentence

Learn REFRACT 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.
Example sentences for REFRACT, such as:
1. The crystal can refract the rays of sunlight so they formed a beautiful pattern on the wall.
2. When you look at a stick inserted in water, it looks bent because of the refraction of the light by the water.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of REFRACT
refract
 v.  deflect sound or light from straight path ; alter by viewing through medium
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1  The crystal can refract the rays of sunlight so they formed a beautiful pattern on the wall.
2  As we age the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light dif-ferently.
3  When you look at a stick inserted in water, it looks bent because of the refraction of the light by the water.