ORIFICE in a Sentence

Learn ORIFICE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for ORIFICE, such as:

1. A mouse ran out from the dark orifice of the cave.
2. At the bottom of this plate, an aperture had been pierced exactly similar to the orifice of a letter box.

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 Meanings and Examples of ORIFICE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
orifice
 n.  mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe; an opening
Classic Sentence:
1  At the bottom of this plate, an aperture had been pierced exactly similar to the orifice of a letter box.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER I—NUMBER 62 RUE PETIT-PICPUS
2  What used to be called a gut is now called a gallery; what used to be called a hole is now called a surveying orifice.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER V—PRESENT PROGRESS
3  He looked around for a chimney from which no smoke issued, and having reached it, he disappeared through the orifice without being seen by any one.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle Tavern.
Example Sentence:
1  A mouse ran out from the dark orifice of the cave.