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Examples of periphery in a Sentence
the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard
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As the scenes mount, characters on the periphery are gradually fleshed out and after an absorbing episode one, the plotline is left dangling from the highest cliff.
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Holly Jones, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
European nations on Russia’s periphery needed a stronger embrace in a time of war.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
The current zoning calls for dense residential development with some commercial uses on the periphery.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
Pig-butchering scams are almost without exception run by triad gangs who set up on China’s periphery, where the transnational nature of the crime, fuzzy jurisdiction and venal local authorities make cases difficult to prosecute.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Ohio tornado The majority of tornadoes associated with Thursday’s outbreak formed in Indiana and Ohio, on the northeast periphery of the original severe weather risk area.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
And as the Hallyu wave, a concerted government effort to disseminate Korean pop culture, continues to make its way through Western countries, it’s migrated into the American cultural periphery.
—Steffi Cao, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
An open kitchen with a cooking-on-fire concept along with prep-benches that run the periphery of the restaurant so that the action happens all round the diners makes for an entertaining dining experience.
—Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
That can happen anywhere in the organization and frequently starts in the periphery far away from the people with formal responsibility for it.
—Andrew Binns, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Holly Jones, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
European nations on Russia’s periphery needed a stronger embrace in a time of war.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
The current zoning calls for dense residential development with some commercial uses on the periphery.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
Pig-butchering scams are almost without exception run by triad gangs who set up on China’s periphery, where the transnational nature of the crime, fuzzy jurisdiction and venal local authorities make cases difficult to prosecute.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Ohio tornado The majority of tornadoes associated with Thursday’s outbreak formed in Indiana and Ohio, on the northeast periphery of the original severe weather risk area.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
And as the Hallyu wave, a concerted government effort to disseminate Korean pop culture, continues to make its way through Western countries, it’s migrated into the American cultural periphery.
—Steffi Cao, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
An open kitchen with a cooking-on-fire concept along with prep-benches that run the periphery of the restaurant so that the action happens all round the diners makes for an entertaining dining experience.
—Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
That can happen anywhere in the organization and frequently starts in the periphery far away from the people with formal responsibility for it.
—Andrew Binns, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Periphery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periphery. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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Kids Definition
periphery
noun
pe·riph·ery
pə-ˈrif-(ə-)rē 
plural peripheries
1
: the boundary or surface of a body or figure
2
: the outer or outermost part
Medical Definition
periphery
noun
pe·riph·ery
pə-ˈrif-(ə-)rē
plural peripheries
1
: the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its internal regions or center
2
: the regions (as the sense organs, the muscles, or the viscera) in which nerves terminate
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