project onto

phrasal verb

projected onto; projecting onto; projects onto

: to believe or imagine that (one's ideas, feelings, etc.) are shared by (another person)

She projected her fears onto him.

Examples of project onto in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Crawling animatronic creatures were projected onto the screen, appearing between the rows of attendees and onstage in front of the panelists. —

Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024 Instead, virtual instruments and controls are projected onto surfaces by the pilot's visor. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 21 July 2024 The recycled knitted fabric on the top of the dashboard and door panels is particularly nice, as is how colored light projects onto it from behind the touchscreen. —

Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 21 July 2024 Only sounds consists of a 34-minute, three-channel video projected onto walls fronted by steel and concrete panels. —

Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for project onto

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