How to Use galactic in a Sentence

galactic

adjective
  • That could be how the Phoenix Stream came to live in our galactic neck of the woods.
    Popular Science, 3 Aug. 2020
  • And, in the galactic neighborhood, there are lots of them.
    Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 20 June 2024
  • Each day, the researchers will dine at the Blue Dot, digesting the galactic views.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Meet your new but shy galactic neighbor: A black hole left over from the death of a fleeting young star.
    Fox News, 8 May 2020
  • Dust in the galactic disks where Cepheids live can absorb their light and dim them.
    Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The glass jar and bottle are a galactic blend of purple and blue with glow-in-the-dark lettering.
    Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Dec. 2020
  • For now, much about these galactic ecosystems is still a hunch.
    Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Star Wars fans of all ages will dig these galactic Halloween get-ups.
    Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Here’s hoping that in the galactic race, our AI systems will outsmart the aliens.
    Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 12 July 2021
  • Tom Ford went the other way, and closed his show with a gorgeous and galactic queen instead.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Sep. 2022
  • There were even more desserts on the last night of the trip, which featured a full Sweets and Treats hour of galactic delicacies.
    Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Why would our galactic neighbors care about how green our grass is?
    Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2021
  • All things galactic and celestial are cool, so this t-shirt will fit right in among the fashions in his class.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The story is one of outliers and stragglers that fail to conform to galactic norms.
    Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The chrome-like finish adds a galactic glam to your fall beauty routine.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
  • If Star Wars is your cup of tea, this costume will be a fun ode to galactic adventure.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Like Paul, the Harkonnen prince is the descendant of a great galactic dynasty.
    EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The Milky Way’s halo is a cloud of stars that encompass all of our galaxy’s main galactic disk.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 May 2024
  • Warm summer nights are the perfect time to try out a new telescope to see the stars, planets and galactic features of the summer night sky!
    M. Josh Roberts, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
  • For more on this bustling galactic neighborhood, check out this week’s episode.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
  • This isn't the first time the bakery has gleaned galactic inspiration from the beloved franchise.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Initially, astronomers thought the circles could be galactic shock waves or even the throats of wormholes, among a whole host of ideas.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The cluster of 250 stars are rotating with the Milky Way's galactic disk, where most of the galaxy's stars are located.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2020
  • As a bonus, the nights are now getting longer, and the Milky Way and its bright galactic centre are visible just after dark in the southern sky.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Astronomers have captured more than 3 billion stars and galaxies in one of the biggest surveys of the galactic plane of the Milky Way.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The galactic passages triggered a rain of comets on Earth, and their giant impacts built colossal amounts of new crust.
    Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2022
  • For some fans of the Force, this galactic event may still seem like Christmas in July, given the theme of the festivities, which kick off at 7:30 p.m.
    Jen Banowetz, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2021
  • For the new work, Webb was pointed at what's called a quasar, or active galactic nucleus.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The stakes in Marvel movies keep getting higher, from world-ending threats to galactic crises and the collapse of the multiverse.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 11 July 2024
  • The map, painted in infrared wavelengths, reveals new details in a stretch of our galactic home 500 light-years wide.
    Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024

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