How to Use orb in a Sentence

orb

noun

• The moon was a silvery orb.
• The orb, which dates back to 1661, is a golden globe with a cross.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022
• As a result, the two orbs appear the same size in our sky.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
• The small orbs spilled all over her feet and rolled onto the New York City streets.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
• The painting is hung so that the orb peers at those red-green-and-black banners across the room.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• The crown features four gold arches that rise to an orb.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022
• The one-armed man takes an orb off the thing and just crushes Kimble’s wife’s skull with it.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2023
• Turns out, the glowing orb is a lightning bolt, NASA says.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 June 2023
• There’s also a light blue orb covered in white with a clear stand.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 1 Feb. 2023
• Out of nowhere a tiny white orb on wheels cruised through a zebra crossing.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2022
• But these limes aren’t for zesting or juicing: The fun is in the popping texture of the orbs.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 12 Jan. 2024
• In this case, playing with a light-up orb means the fun can continue even when the sun goes down.
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2023
• King Charles' orb, which weighs almost 3 pounds, and was made in the 17th century.
  — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
• The lights were described as a series of orbs or a solid object with a row of lights.
  — The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
• Rows of dots sit below a smeary red orb, as if the sun is setting on a land of abstract forms.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• The six darker orbs are notched, with curved forms inside each slot; the two lighter ones are unnotched.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• People have lined up at points where these orbs are placed in cities like Madrid and Barcelona in recent months.
  — Joseph Wilson, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
• That's when the moment finally comes – the sky is dark and the sun appears like a glowing black orb.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2023
• Making them all the more special are their shimmering orbs, of which four sit at the front of their faces.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
• The sovereign's orb and spectre both date back to the coronation of Charles II in 1661.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
• For starters, the orb might have coding flaws that could let a hacker decipher all the iris scans.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 25 July 2023
• Some regions develop cool spots that glow a darker red than the rest of the orb—those are called sunspots.
  — Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
• The regalia includes swords, maces, rings, an orb, sceptres, an ampulla for the holy oil and, of course, the crowns.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
• Since the Earth will fall in the middle of the sun and the moon, the planet's body will cast a shadow on the orb, giving it a reddish, coppery hue.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
• The first thing one will notice in the images of The Witness - Climate Change is a large shiny metallic orb sphere.
  — Vogue, 15 Nov. 2022
• But a new study shows that orb-weaving spiders can use their webs to detect sounds.
  — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2022
• Near the moon’s peak, on the night of February 23, the star will be seen just below the orb, according to EarthSky.
  — Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
• Next to me, a young woman in a wool cap inhaled too deeply of the orb and quickly fell into a panic.
  — Robert Simonson, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
• The second supermoon of the year will be a Strawberry Moon but don’t expect a pink orb in the sky.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 13 June 2022
• The three of them all stood in front of a powder blue orb made by Ellen’s father and painted by the couple themselves.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024