How to Use ether in a Sentence
ether
noun- The balloon disappeared into the ether.
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This widespread selloff in crypto-currencies comes on the heels of last week's massive flash crash in ether.
— Luke Kawa, Bloomberg.com, 26 June 2017 -
But instead of disappearing into the ether, vinyl has been making a comeback.
— Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 4 July 2017 -
Ayurvedic practitioners believe the universe is made up of five elements: ether (space), air, fire, water and earth.
— Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Sep. 2024 -
Sure, there are moments of floating-into-the-ether keys, but its rhythmic interlocking is the star, driving a hard beat with ace guitar work and unhinged solos.
— William Goodman, Billboard, 14 June 2017 -
Bullish Outlook Going forward, ether could be headed for substantial gains, stated Liu.
— Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 -
If all goes as planned, Sadara will crank out multiple tons of the glycol ethers, isocyanates and other chemicals used in everything from golf balls and gum to sofas and soaps.
— Javier Blas, Bloomberg.com, 2 July 2017 -
Domestic politics have been reduced to an addled old man issuing poison missives into the cyber ether while the rest of us scramble around to divine their meaning.
— Richard Lawson, Vanities, 9 June 2017 -
Its future drone distribution network could also skip congested neighborhoods altogether — and take to the ether.
— Madeline Purdue, USA TODAY, 23 June 2017 -
His bolt-and-blue legacy is forgotten doctor’s appointments and family moments that frustratingly vanish into the ether.
— Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Sep. 2017 -
Those that do trade do so typically on unregulated platforms and generally can be bought only with virtual currencies such as bitcoin and ether.
— Paul Vigna, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2017 -
ICOs are digital token sales typically that raise ether, with users transferring the funds to addresses provided by startups.
— Fortune, 28 Aug. 2017 -
The worst-kept secret on the Southside is now out and in the ether.
— Evan Dudley, al, 22 Dec. 2022 -
Lazy or not, the soufflé was as light as ether just the same.
— Samin Nosrat, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2018 -
More important are the ones and zeroes, the dance of the ether.
— Mark Ewing, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 -
There's a long list that's seeped out into the ether: Don't tax the wealthy.
— Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021 -
Bitcoin is built on the bitcoin blockchain and ether is built on the ethereum blockchain.
— CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022 -
Bitcoin is built on the, well, bitcoin blockchain; ether is built on the ethereum blockchain.
— Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2022 -
All that time was passing, and there was this thing floating there in the ether.
— Nate Jones, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021 -
Just a whiff of ether is enough to make one feel drowsy, and a little more can knock you out.
— Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2013 -
The name floats in the ether, now, alongside Cale Makar’s, put there by Wayne Gretzky.
— New York Times, 17 June 2022 -
Only the essence of their existence now floats around in the ethers of our mind.
— Jerry Davich, Post-Tribune, 19 May 2017 -
Take ether, the in-house currency for the Ethereum network.
— Paul Vigna, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2018 -
But Krygier doesn't mind if the postcard's been lost in the ether.
— CNN, 16 Apr. 2021 -
The change should be seamless for people who hold ether.
— Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022 -
The tweets go out into the ether and dissipate like fog.
— Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2019 -
Will all this drama play out face-to-face now, or fade into the ether?
— Steve Rushin, SI.com, 10 Oct. 2017 -
While the ethereum blockchain itself was not hacked, some $50 million in ether was stolen.
— Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2022 -
His notebooks and sketchpads brim over with words and phrases pulled out of the ether.
— Mark Rozzo, Vanities, 30 May 2018 -
Then the band crackled to life, a voice riding a high-frequency wave out of the ether.
— Chase Brush, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2021
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