Example sentences for: ome

How can you use “ome” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In science class I learned the planets, by distance from the sun (“ M ary V ery E arly M ade J ane S ome U nusually N ice P ies”--Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto ), and the functions of living things (“Sensible M otorists R efrain F rom D riving A utomobiles A t E xcessive R ates”--sensation, movement, respiration, food-taking, digestion, absorption, assimilation, excretion, reproduction).

  • In this respect the mystery being addressed here is a caution for the new era of “systems biology” and against any belief that behavior can be related directly to genomes, proteomes, or any other type of “-ome.”

  • epi-acronyms for the cranial nerves--the ancient “ O n O ld O lympus' T owering T op A F inn A nd G erman V iewed S ome H ops” (Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Spinal accessory, Hypoglossal), and the more popular “ O h O h O h T o T ouch A nd F eel A G irl's V agina-- AH !” [Having passed anatomy, practising physicians usually refer to these nerves as I-XII.

  • The bones of the wrist (Navicular, Lunate, Trique-trum, Pisiform, greater Multangular, lesser Multangular, Capitate, Hamate) were brought to mind by “ N ever L ower T illie's P ants, M amma M ight C ome H ome.”

  • Critics declare Bonnard's landscapes, nudes, and self-portraits more than dated Impressionism, deeming them "[s]ome of the most extraordinary paintings of his quickly ending century" (Christopher Benfey, Slate ). They say that his dreamlike images show a "Proustian" concern with the mechanics of perception and that his later nudes are "tinged with necrophilia" (Francine Prose, the Wall Street Journal ). (MoMA's site serves up a slew of paintings.)


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