How to Use depth perception in a Sentence

depth perception

noun
  • This food fight will challenge your throw and depth perception.
    — Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Manuel still has weakness in his left leg and arm, and struggles at times with depth perception.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Despite their wide field of vision, sheep have poor depth perception.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But for the players, the new lighting and depth perception take some getting used to.
    — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2017
  • For a more theatrical effect, go for this play on depth perception.
    — Thalia Ortiz, Seventeen, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Switching to dim red light alters powers of depth perception.
    — Rm Clark, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Whereas humans have eyes in the front of their heads and good depth perception, most birds’ eyes are placed at the sides of their heads.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz, 8 Dec. 2019
  • The haunt’s first big set piece is a paparazzi walk, where flashbulbs explode in your face and mess with your depth perception.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
  • On top of that, flying over water can alter a pilot’s depth perception.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Now the best phones have two lenses on the back, using the extra eye for closer-in zoom shots and even depth perception.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Nervous moment for people lacking depth perception, but the ball was outside the post, not in.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 29 June 2018
  • In any case, her lack of depth perception wasn’t becoming the hindrance that the doctors had predicted.
    — Don Riddell, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Night vision goggles can impede depth perception.
    — Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Something about being lied to my entire life about what six inches look like — now my depth perception is [expletive].
    — New York Times, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Our gifts of depth perception, dexterous hands and more can be drawn back to a time much closer to the dinosaurian heyday than the present.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The headset captures your surroundings (depth perception included) and displays them on the two screens in front of your eyes.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 6 June 2023
  • Choose contrasting colors for walls, floors, counters, and rugs to help guide folks visually and assist with depth perception.
    — Kaitlin Petersen, House Beautiful, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Moreover, they’re supposed to enhance facial features, skin tone, and depth perception through lighting.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 4 June 2024
  • In theory, the patches develop depth perception and the strength of the dominant eye.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • At four months, babies begin to see beyond a 10-inch radius; depth perception and range of vision increase.
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2017
  • The study suggests that having eight eyes may improve depth perception during stationary hunting.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Snap has built a suite of new 3D effects that take advantage of the device’s new depth perception ability.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Nola was trying to understand why his depth perception was impacted and what led to issues seeing the baseball.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The Photos watch face is similar to Portraits but without depth perception.
    — Toby Grey, BGR, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Within the first two months of life, babies begin to recognize faces, see the brightness of color and develop depth perception.
    — Isabella Balandran, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • To combine this kind of depth perception with the galactic ache of an unreal love, of an undead infatuation, that was new.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Here, depth perception, rapid targeting and motion tracking are critical skills for spotting prey above the water’s surface.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Comparing the specifics of stereo vision in these creatures and others might someday help crack the molecular code that makes depth perception possible.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Humans are primates, and primates in the wild need good depth perception, sharp vision, and the ability to see a range of colors to safely climb trees and select the ripest berries.
    — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2021
  • That meant users saw a flat, two-dimensional image with no real depth perception – a bit like looking through a toilet paper roll due to the limited field of view.
    — David Szondy may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026

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