VISIBLE in a Sentence

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As she uttered this exclamation, her eyes fell upon a corner of the garden, where traces of the wall having been scaled were visible.

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 Meanings and Examples of VISIBLE
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visible
 a.  being in public eye; obvious to the eye
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  To climb a vertical surface, and to find points of support where hardly a projection was visible, was play to Jean Valjean.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII—THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIR
2  Barely visible in the pale shadows of the horizon.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VIII—BILLOWS AND SHADOWS
3  The gleam of the moon rendered confusedly visible the crucifix over the chimney-piece, which seemed to be extending its arms to both of them, with a benediction for one and pardon for the other.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES
4  As she uttered this exclamation, her eyes fell upon a corner of the garden, where traces of the wall having been scaled were visible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XII—THE BISHOP WORKS
5  He was looking at the dome of the Invalides, which was visible from Bombarda's windows.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE DEATH OF A HORSE
6  Animals are nothing else than the figures of our virtues and our vices, straying before our eyes, the visible phantoms of our souls.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—VAGUE FLASHES ON THE HORIZON
7  by Father Madeleine had, besides the visible signs which we have mentioned, another symptom which was none the less significant for not being visible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—FAUCHELEVENT BECOMES A GARDENER IN PARIS
8  She was a nettle in which the rustle of the cassock was visible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VIII—MADAME VICTURNIEN EXPENDS THIRTY FRANCS ON M...
9  The reflection was still visible on the wall, but now it was pale and peaceful, like the reflection of a lamp or of a candle.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
10  The realities of the soul are none the less realities because they are not visible and palpable.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER III—A TEMPEST IN A SKULL
11  From his window the yard of the house and the street were visible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
12  It consists of four planks nailed to two cross-beams, on which the scars of the attack are visible.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II—HOUGOMONT
13  For a long time, all sorts of imprints of bloody hands were visible on the door-posts.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II—HOUGOMONT
14  The storm of the combat still lingers in this courtyard; its horror is visible there; the confusion of the fray was petrified there; it lives and it dies there; it was only yesterday.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II—HOUGOMONT
15  On emerging from the chapel, a well is visible on the left.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II—HOUGOMONT
Example Sentence: (52 in 4 pages)
16  The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.
17  The rise of racism concerns Sikhs because they are such a visible minority.
18  The sea was plainly visible in the distance.
19  It is a visible star in the sky.
20  This star is not visible to the naked eye.
21  Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
22  She scorns the visible trappings of success, preferring to live unnoticed.
23  From this window were visible the porter's lodge and the road.
24  The brightened comet in the constellation Virgo may even be visible to the naked eye, allowing members of the public around the world to join in this historic moment in astronomy.
25  The blur is a visible condensation cloud that often occurs close to the speed of the sound barrier.
26  It would be a good idea to treat all the walls in the room because mildew is a microscopic spore and even though it may not be visible, it may still be present.
27  This enables a radar to detect objects at ranges where other emissions, such as sound or visible light, would be too weak to detect.
28  Ranged on benches down the sides of the room, the eighty girls sat motionless and erect; a quaint assemblage they appeared, all with plain locks combed from their faces, not a curl visible.
29  Often the destruction takes place in public, as a visible symbol of peace replacing war.
30  In visible light water vapor is not a problem; as long as clouds don't form, it's transparent.