Reflects
[rɪ'flekts] or [rɪ'flɛkts]
Examples
- But as he reflects when he is left alone, the woman has been putting no common constraint upon herself. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The General Slaughter was rendered with a faithfulness to details which reflects the highest credit upon the late participants in it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Socially, it reflects a division between those who are controlled by direct concern with things and those who are free to cultivate themselves. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It reflects disgrace on no one living, except you who use it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- A metal roof reflects so much light that the eyes are dazzled by it, and a whitewashed fence injures the eyes because of the glare which comes from the reflected light. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Theodore Roosevelt, who reflects so much of America, has very definitely cast down this idol. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Mr. Weevle reflects for some time. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Any substance or object which reflects none of the rays which fall upon it, but absorbs all, appears black; no rays reach the eye, and there is an absence of any color sensation. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Lastly, the looking-glass reflects Boots and Brewer, and two other stuffed Buffers interposed between the rest of the company and possible accidents. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Reflects the new Veneering crest, in gold and eke in silver, frosted and also thawed, a camel of all work. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A red carpet absorbs the light rays incident upon it except the red rays, and these it reflects to the eye. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The great looking-glass above the sideboard, reflects the table and the company. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Justice, he reflects, without the appearance of justice, is misery and ruin; injustice has the promise of a glorious life. Plato. The Republic.
Typist: Wolfgang