Sentence examples for opaque without from inspiring English sources

They often act on tips whose sources are opaque, without knowing what lies behind them.

To the uninitiated - which includes, of course, all readers in the future - such allusions will be opaque without footnotes.

At low temperatures, the semi-IPN gel in the buffer solution was absolutely transparent; however, when the gel was heated, the gel became milky white or opaque without a large change in the gel size.

Indeed, even the subjective side of the matter, the question of German aims and sentiments, remains opaque without an independent understanding of some of the surprising and unmistakable reality that the Germans confronted and considered but did not always themselves intelligibly record.

Add the rice and toast it in the oil until it becomes slightly opaque, without browning.

Where David Foster Wallace showed writers like me the possibilities of labyrinthine stories and digressions, Davis showed me how to be affecting without being opaque, lyrical without being verbose.

The lyrics move away from his usual witty-but-prosaic observations into more opaque invention, without sacrificing sharpness.

Clocks filters U2's Big Rock approach through a more opaque lens, without ever losing sight of the back of the stadium.

Researchers have found a way to pre-treat a laser beam so that it enters opaque surfaces without dispersing — like a headlight that's able to cut through heavy fog at full strength.

The advantages of this technique, as compared to alternative methods, e.g. photographic measurements, include the suitability of the technique for use in existing opaque pipework without requiring major modifications and minimal disturbance of the flow.

In London, The Guardian's reviewer gave the movie five stars, but asked about Morvern: "Widow or murderess?" Others have called the character opaque and without feeling, noting her lack of tears.