How to Use vitreous in a Sentence
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The corners draw samples of blood, urine, bile and vitreous from the eyes of the deceased.
—Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 25 Jan. 2018
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The sink is made of durable vitreous china and features an overflow drain.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2022
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There is a thin membrane that separates the vitreous from the retina, and this may become detached.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2022
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Finally, in the normally clear fluid that filled the eye itself, a thick gel called the vitreous, Rodriguez could see tiny white specks.
—Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 16 June 2021
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The result is a design made up of thick, transparent panes of enamel that reflect light and shadows in a unique, vitreous glow.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2021
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Its leading technology is MCO-010, a type of eye injection that goes into the liquid part of the eye, or the vitreous.
—Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2022
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It’s a ceramic that’s fired at high temps and can be mixed with vitreous (glass) for extra durability.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2020
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Earlier this week, doctors in Tampa found and removed a pork tapeworm that nestled into the vitreous chamber of a man’s eye.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2018
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Ironstone is a vitreous type of ceramic fired at high temperatures to strengthen it.
—oregonlive, 2 June 2020
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Me Forever ring in 18K gold with its vitreous glass enamel heart, customizable with the first initials of two lovers, as though carved into a tree in some enchanted wood.
—Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2023
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Packages of toes, bones, vomit, and vitreous fluid from a victim’s eyeball aren’t uncommon.
—Sam Wood, Philly.com, 7 Sep. 2017
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This sink has a 33.5-inch pedestal and it is manufactured using vitreous china for durability and luster.
—Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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Rondel offers more than 100 different options in gold, gemstones and hand-poured vitreous enamel.
—WSJ, 3 Dec. 2020
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For ocular infections, the cysts may float within the vitreous chamber of the eye, causing pain, blurry vision, retinal detachment and even blindness.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2015
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For the autopsy, examiners ordered three toxicology tests on Craig — blood, urine and vitreous fluid of the eye.
—John Branch, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2017
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And the microneedles were nearly invisible since HA is largely transparent—almost exactly as transparent as the cornea and vitreous fluid in the eye, in fact.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2018
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Until the autopsy is performed, and samples of blood, urine and vitreous fluid from the eyeball are sent by FedEx to a laboratory in Indiana, the official cause of death remains unknown.
—Mike Clary, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2017
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The vitreous cuttlefish and sea slugs evoke an underwater world that few people encounter directly even today.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2016
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Very few modern toilets are actually constructed from porcelain, but they are made from vitreous china.
—Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2020
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Cloisonné is defined as a decorative technique that uses thin wire to separate varying shades of vitreous enamel to create a design.
—Nancy Olson, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
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Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices of patent frangibility are advised to refrain from catapulting petro us projectiles.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
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Designers look towards fine arts, finding inspiration in everything from famous paintings, mosaic tiles, Roman micro mosaics to ceramics and different types of vitreous glass enamel.
—Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
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The corners draw samples of blood, urine, bile and vitreous from the eyes of the deceased.
—Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 25 Jan. 2018
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The sink is made of durable vitreous china and features an overflow drain.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2022
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There is a thin membrane that separates the vitreous from the retina, and this may become detached.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2022
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Finally, in the normally clear fluid that filled the eye itself, a thick gel called the vitreous, Rodriguez could see tiny white specks.
—Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 16 June 2021
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The result is a design made up of thick, transparent panes of enamel that reflect light and shadows in a unique, vitreous glow.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2021
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Its leading technology is MCO-010, a type of eye injection that goes into the liquid part of the eye, or the vitreous.
—Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2022
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It’s a ceramic that’s fired at high temps and can be mixed with vitreous (glass) for extra durability.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2020
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Earlier this week, doctors in Tampa found and removed a pork tapeworm that nestled into the vitreous chamber of a man’s eye.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2018
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