How to Use visible in a Sentence

visible

adjective
  • The root buds around the edge of the stem should be visible.
    Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
  • There's more than the three most visible Ms in the logo.
    Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The land was so flat that after four hours, the twin spires of the Grand Mosque of Saint-Louis were still visible.
    J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The bar and sit-down dining options are at the back of the lounge and not visible from the entrance.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Many homes in the area are on large properties and are not visible from the street.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The people of the flood zone don’t eat the part of the lily visible from the surface — the white flowers and the circular leaves.
    Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • On the eighth day of Trump court, Trump's frustration with the case, the judge and the witnesses was visible from the gallery.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Iceland is one of the only places in the world where the ridge is visible above sea level.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The faint plasma of the sun’s corona is visible, stretching across the sky.
    Katie Peek, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
  • His right arm can be seen outstretched and empty in the video, though his left arm isn’t visible.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The northern half of the U.S. is forecasted to be in the view path where the auroras may be most visible.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • The other side of the sign, visible to those in the city center, hints at why the first proclamation is so urgent.
    Valerie Hopkins Emile Ducke, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • My husband sat across the stage from me and was visible during a climactic scene in the work.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • If your hand is visible your plant is getting enough light.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Walls are covered with a lime wash, and the stable’s former mangers are still visible in the form of niches in the guest bedroom.
    Robert Rufino, ELLE Decor, 4 Sep. 2023
  • In some cases, the lights may be more visible through a phone or other camera.
    Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 11 May 2024
  • About a dozen school police officers were visible at the base of the tower.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
  • For all its gleam, only some 10 percent of the cluster’s mass is visible.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The shower is visible in the early night, after around 9 p.m. local time, and in the predawn hours, according to NASA.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The most visible wildflowers were the large, white blossoms of the flowering dogwood along the state park road.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Still, even flush with money from its big-name donors, the center’s modest roots are visible behind the scenes.
    Amanda Gordon, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The resulting contraction of the Great Salt Lake is visible from space.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • To see them is to preview the flavor of some dumplings; ground duck, cilantro and water chestnuts are visible inside their sheer orbs.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The company also said pictures of the pool were visible on the listing page and listed under the home’s amenities at the time.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The actor’s white bra was fully visible under the crisscross blouse, which featured a plunging cowl at the back and gathered at the hip.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Sometimes water fell even when blue skies were visible just blocks away.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Weaver immediately dropped his glove and walked off the field, grabbing the arm in visible pain.
    Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 19 July 2023
  • But by nighttime in the U.S. the moon will still be in the sky, easily—and beautifully—visible by looking to the southeast.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In other cases, damage from the air campaign was clear, but craters were not visible.
    Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Other planets won’t be visible or won’t be worth the effort.
    The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024

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