Sentence examples for their conspicuous from inspiring English sources

Surmising that eyespots' resemblance to vertebrate eyes is an anthropomorphised and subjective assumption, Stevens and colleagues argued that eyespots may be effective simply because of their conspicuous and contrasting features – the 'Conspicuousness hypothesis' [ 3, 34].

Lapwings with their conspicuous, wavering flight, flapped and ducked overhead.

All Procellariiformes are recognizable by their conspicuous tubular nostrils, which project upon the culmen (upper bill).

Their conspicuous consumption is likewise politically correct for this new-old decade.

They traipse around broadcasting their conspicuous displays of recall as if quoting Auden were the Hummer of conversational one-upmanship.

This research found that the personal values of land-lost farmers and the utilitarian influence of reference groups have significant positive effects on their conspicuous consumption behavior and that the social identity of land-lost farmers has a significant negative effect on their conspicuous consumption behavior.

It's easy to imagine a new stunt-acting extreme, in which cosmetic surgeons help performers hone their most conspicuous tools, their bodies.

Their most conspicuous inheritance were the orders.

Their seemingly conspicuous bright colours are somewhat misleading, for a group of parrots in foliage is difficult to discern.

Narcissus flowers are characterised by their, usually conspicuous, corona (trumpet).

Their very conspicuous appearance on the political scene has prompted more than a few conspiratorial musings about whether and how much they're being paid by Trump operatives.