How to Use project onto in a Sentence

project onto

verb
  • So much has been projected onto that story to harm people.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • The photos were projected onto a large screen in the courtroom.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The images were projected onto a TV screen on the wall.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • The walls were kept white so that images could be projected onto the wall during classes or for parties.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
  • It is asked not only by her antagonists but by women who project onto her their own sense of the records kept by their bodies.
    — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Different things can get projected onto [your looks].
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The home's elevation can also be projected onto a side wall.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In effect, every sunrise and sunset around the world is projected onto the moon’s surface.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The matches are also being projected onto some of the walls, and festive touches have been added to the taxidermy.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • This is because of how Earth’s daily rotation is projected onto the stars.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The crowd erupted into laughter and cheers when Swift appeared in a video that was projected onto a huge screen onstage.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 June 2026
  • People may project onto you, seek your advice or feel drawn to your energy without fully understanding why.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • Two projectors projecting onto this wall are going to make the wall appear bent in a certain way, like a funny illusion.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • As the scene was projected onto a screen, Jude seemed slightly horrified to see himself in front of the camera rather than behind it.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Yes, Hannah Wells is supposed to be the most relatable, down-to-earth girl in the room, the one who feels easiest to project onto.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 May 2026
  • The red, white, and green of the Hungarian tricolor, projected onto buildings that surround the square, danced across their faces.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Hypnotizing with its undulating waves of blue and green mosaic tiles, scenes of Paris are projected onto the walls.
    — Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Instead of projecting onto someone, cultivate your own magic.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Attendees can experience the imagery of desert plants projected onto massive screens outside among the garden's plants.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The projection of Earth’s equator delineates the celestial equator, and the poles project onto the north and south celestial poles.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Peter has spent years being looked at — desired, consumed, partied with, projected onto — without ever fully learning how to let himself be seen.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
  • The event also promoted Kaia's campaign film Short/Cuts, which was projected onto the wall next to the outdoor bar.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • Check out interactive, kid-friendly features and watch a sauropod’s beating heart projected onto a 60-foot model.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Attendees exited the Fishers Event Center with a photo of the teen projected onto screens on stage.
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In the YouTube video, water is seen trickling in at the bottom of the device, followed by a serene visual of a forest being projected onto the ceiling.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The result is a gradual dimming of the moon followed by a brief but dramatic red glow at totality as thousands of sunsets are projected onto the lunar surface.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The light is then guided using ultra-precise mirrors and reflected off a mask containing the pattern for one layer of the chip, which is then shrunk and projected onto a silicon wafer.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • His and Carson's week-9 foxtrot ended with Bindi joining the pair on stage to kneel before images of their father projected onto the ballroom floor.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The screening was preceded by a live orchestra performance of the show’s score with a collage of images from the show projected onto the walls of the amphitheater to spectacular effect.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
  • Near the ticketing counters, an image of a tree, changing with the seasons, will be projected onto the elevators carrying passengers to the upper level.
    — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026

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