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How to use the word eureka in a Sentence?

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Breaking the code was not a eureka moment — it took quite a while, each time peeling another layer of the ‘onion,’.

George Lasry

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Eureka Springs on June 21 was also during this time that the LGBT community began to publicly flourish here, both culturally and in business.

Jeff Danos

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If I'm going to be free in Eureka Springs, certainly he has to be free.

Gary Eagens

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted the rest of the cranium, it was a eureka moment and a dream come true. This is one of the most significant specimens we've found so far from the site.

Yohannes Haile-Selassie

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I have found it! or I have got it!, commonly quoted as Eureka!

Archimedes

added by acronimous
4 years ago

My husband has lived in Eureka since 1972, never seen it this bad, kids are out of school. People can't make it to work. National Guard brought in. A community pulling together to save our favorite pizza place. Elks lodge feeding all the volunteers with the American flag flying high in Eureka.

Kristen Wingerter Martinez

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Some of my favorite spots were the Eureka Dunes at Death Valley, Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii, and the Enchanted Highway in North Dakota, there's lots of gems out there but my favorite spots are where you can imagine you're on another planet.

Gavin Heffernan

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Many are waiting for to the day they can say "Eureka!, I have found it! ". They are not waiting for some kind of device that has still to be invented. They are anticipating the moment all scattered pieces of their life can be gathered. All essential parts of the intricate make-up of their identity are waiting to be revealed and comprehended. The magic "Eureka moment" allows them to enliven and dress up their expectations for the future. (“Waiting for Eureka” )

Erik Pevernagie

added by anonymous
8 years ago

There is rarely a' eureka' moment, as such, engineering feats which are currently out of reach require time for the pieces to fit together and the minds responsible for developing the ideas to work through all the wrong avenues before achieving what is currently impossible.

Rhys Morgan

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka' (I found it) but 'That's funny ...'

Isaac Asimov

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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