How to Use oculus in a Sentence

oculus

noun
  • The structure’s large oculus opens to the sky and stars.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Light bursts through the main area of the home through windows and an overhead oculus light.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 10 May 2019
  • An oculus in the ceiling of the space lets direct light come inside.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Its oculus opens to the sky like the eye it was named for, letting in both sunlight and drenching rain.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The bedroom transforms from neutral-toned retreat by day to sparkling oculus by night.
    — Amy Chin, ELLE Decor, 17 Aug. 2023
  • At the top is an oculus, a round opening in the roof, like in the Pantheon in Rome.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The new oculus is lit with orange light, and the corridors are lined with digital screens.
    — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, 19 June 2018
  • The great room is 28 by 28 feet, capped by a concrete dome with a large central oculus skylight.
    — Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
  • The oculus — really, just a hole in the roof — appears projected.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021
  • Both houses also have an oculus (an open-air roof) that allows heat to escape while visitors see the sky above.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Images of the interior show sunlight pouring through an oculus at its apex.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2020
  • In the master bedroom on the top floor, a remote control lies by the bed that opens an oculus in the roof for nighttime stargazing.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 15 July 2022
  • Wait, is that Usher dancing with Tiffany Haddish in front of the oculus?
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Visitors first encounter the oculus, which opens up above the museum's main entrance.
    — CNN, 11 July 2021
  • The central courtyard area is topped by a netted oculus that opens the space to sunshine or rain, while offering shading from both.
    — Stefan Ionescu may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026
  • The circular swimming pool with the round oculus up top is very cool and special and has a sort of Palm Springs romance to it.
    — Jenny Xie, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The aquarium experience ends with a chance to observe sharks and other denizens of the deep through the prism of a 31-foot oculus lens.
    — Patti Nickell, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The oculus, meanwhile, has transformed into a black felt rectangle seemingly tacked to the ceiling.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2018
  • Finally, a round opening is scooped out at rooftop level, forming an oculus that brings light into the pavilion’s lowest level.
    — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The Pantheon’s eye is an open-air oculus, but modern rotundas are typically closed.
    — Lia Picard, WSJ, 11 May 2022
  • Generous windows and an oculus draw light into the depths of the wings, which feature a range of flexible study and gathering spaces.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
  • Spotlights and floodlights surrounded the stage while the spidercam snuck through the air; a ring of clouds or sunbursts or flames lit up the stadium’s oculus.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2021
  • In a ring beneath the oculus are eight digital projectors, each directed against a mirror, their beams fine-tuned to compensate for any glare or hot spots.
    — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The design also includes a large oculus in the floating meadow, which allows an elm tree at street level to grow through the slab, while reducing structural load.
    — New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The residence is fronted by a sculptural porte-cochère, and upon entering, there is a circular oculus that floods the space with natural light.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Riccardo Hernandez’s severe unit set is monumental — a set of wide gray stairs, rising to a tall concrete wall, pierced by an oculus.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The wood pavilion’s cylindrical shape riffs on industrial bottle furnaces found around Stoke-on-Trent and will have an open oculus in its domed roof.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Depending on the season or the time of day, a glass oculus at the ceiling’s 18-foot peak can be opened or closed, regulating the temperature.
    — Leilani Marie Labong, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • On the ground floor, a seating area offers views of the sky through a large oculus in the ceiling, while a series of crisscrossing staircases around the tower’s outer rim spiral up to a flat roof.
    — Ellie Pithers Clément Vayssieres, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Three levels down, visitors can peer all the way up through the saltwater and the flotilla of fish thanks to a huge oculus — a 31-foot-wide angled porthole — at the tank’s bottom.
    — Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, 4 May 2017

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