Synonym: contemplation, expression, manifestation, mirror image, musing, observation, reflectivity, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness. Similar words: election, selection, collection, section, infection, objection, connection, inspection. Meaning: [rɪ'flekʃn] n. 1. a calm lengthy intent consideration 2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface 3. expression without words 4. the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) 5. a likeness in which left and right are reversed 6. (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed 7. a remark expressing careful consideration 8. the ability to reflect beams or rays.
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(61) At first I disagreed, but on reflection , I realized she was right.
(62) Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.
(63) The suspicion did cross my mind, even as he spoke, that the man was lying and on further reflection I was sure of it.
(64) On further reflection, I saw that she might be right, after all.
(65) On some level, a student's grades are a reflection on the teacher.
(66) Her novel is an accurate reflection of life in post-war Spain.
(67) In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.
(68) On sober reflection , I don't think I really need a car after all.
(69) A moment's reflection will show you that that can't be true.
(70) Amazement and congratulation seemed more in order than reflection.
(71) He flicks his ashes without reflection on the ground.
(72) A Centenary celebration is a useful moment for reflection.
(73) He was there, as it were, in reflection.
(74) The evening had, on reflection, never boded well.
(75) Obviously, what the poet communicates to the reader in this poem is a complex reflection of her current mental state.
(75) Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
(76) I ...understand how a parent might hit a child- it's because you can look into their eyes and see a reflection of yourself that you wish you hadn't. Jodi Picoult
(77) It sounds a beguiling idea, but a little reflection shows that it will not be so straight forward to achieve.
(78) Whether they liked him or not, Johnson was an awfully good reflection on them.
(79) The sun was so dazzling that it was impossible to even look at its reflection in the water.
(80) After some reflection she removed the brooch, but retained the small, black stud ear-rings.
(81) The smears on the television had gone so she gazed at the reflection of the sunlight on the blank screen instead.
(82) Primo waves his hand at his own reflection and that of the empty seat on the opposite side of the aisle.
(83) Restrictions on and beliefs about language may be part of the construction of gender rather than a simple reflection of it.
(84) But the quality of the reflection is very dependent on the questioning skills of the teacher.
(85) What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. Mahatma Gandhi
(86) The problem is solved if the central core is very thin so that there is no room for reflection.
(87) The first signal to arrive back at Earth is the mirror-like reflection of the small area about the sub-Earth point on Mercury.
(88) Evidence is also presented which suggests that amylase determination in oesophageal fluid is an accurate reflection of salivary contamination.
(89) But what it does is create a space for renewal and reflection on the universe and its injustices.
(90) She looked almost demure, she thought disparagingly[sentencedict.com], glaring at her reflection as if her dilemma were all the mirror's fault.
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