How to Use biosphere in a Sentence

biosphere

noun
  • Yes, our biosphere owes a great deal to a pool of molten iron at the core of our planet.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Most of our planet’s biosphere exists in the dark of the deep ocean.
    — Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Review of Books, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The goal of the biosphere isn't just to protect a shark habitat, though.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • But the next year, the background emissions from the biosphere might be higher.
    — Emily Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018
  • The biosphere will become toxic to us and some other organism(s) will thrive on our waste.
    — Peter M. Leschak, Star Tribune, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Biosignatures have no way to leave their biosphere of origin.
    — Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Once the biosphere goes, the biosignatures likely go with it.
    — Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022
  • So much of the affairs on land are dictated by the health of the biosphere in the water.
    — Olivia Yasukawa and Thomas Page, CNN, 10 July 2017
  • The biosphere will really be the agent reaching out with its green tendrils.
    — Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025
  • And the biosphere, with its deep coupling to the geospheres, will react when that happens.
    — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But there’s still hope that the melt might reveal signs of Earth’s earliest biosphere.
    — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • This is causing rapid, widespread changes to our oceans, our atmosphere and our biosphere.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Spend your days exploring the biosphere or lounging on daybeds and in private gazebos on the beach.
    — Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Drawing vast amounts of energy from the planet dumps vast amounts of waste heat back into the biosphere.
    — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The search for life is basically a search for signatures of a biosphere.
    — Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The legacy of the biosphere is, fittingly, mostly as a strange time capsule.
    — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020
  • The smaller island, around 50 square miles, is a UN biosphere.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Like many of the vital insects contributing daily to our biosphere, bees tend to get a bit of a bad rap in modern life.
    — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 17 May 2018
  • The article then goes on to predict the imminent collapse of our biosphere.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 July 2022
  • Each of these is eroding the Earth’s ability to support a resilient biosphere.
    — Chirag Dhara, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2023
  • However, the biosphere, so oxygen in our air with the methane, that has started way earlier than you and me.
    — Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The biosphere is the part of Earth occupied by living organisms.
    — Kendra Pierre-Louis, The Atlantic, 4 May 2022
  • Fashion is a full spectrum industry, touching billions of lives across the globe and reliant on a healthy biosphere.
    — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The research is also a reminder of how unique and fragile Earth’s biosphere really is.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • When Kardashev proposed his scale, most people were not aware yet of the biosphere’s awesome power.
    — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In the book, Earth's biosphere has collapsed, and what's left of humanity is living in space habitats.
    — Jeff Dunn and Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The city has been transformed, with new towers seeming to sprout weekly and Amazon's striking new biospheres due to open next year.
    — Gene Johnson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Lining the shores of the lake are dunes, campgrounds, swimming beaches, and established wildlife and biosphere preserves.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
  • Fashion is a full spectrum industry running across the globe, touching billions of lives and reliant on a healthy biosphere.
    — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2022
  • As such, the rock must keep the flow of waste from reaching the biosphere for as long as possible—a million years in Finland’s design.
    — Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022

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