Sample sentences for PERIPHERAL

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Definition

related to an outer boundary; or related to the key issue but not of central importance

or of computers: equipment connected by cable to the main computer — such as a printer

Russia's peripheral provinces

peripheral = related to an outer boundary

peripheral issues
disk drives and printers are important peripherals
energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy
a peripheral interest
I saw him in my peripheral vision as I cleared the truck.
Scott Pratt -- An Innocent Client
Stand at the edges of windows with my back to the wall, swivel my head to look peripherally into rooms.
Don DeLillo -- White Noise
The poles clipped by, blurring in the riders' peripheral vision.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Seabiscuit
The lookiloo appears again in my peripheral.
Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl
I could see him in my peripheral vision; he was gnawing on the cuff of his shirt, looking irritated.
Sarah Dessen -- This Lullaby
It wasn't the dabble of the foot in the water, or even the steady deep pull of the undertow or the peripheral drag of the whirlpool.
Robert Penn Warren -- All the King's Men
In addition to their lungs, they have peripheral air sacs along each side.
James Patterson -- Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
Peripherally, he saw that the camper truck had turned off the street at the end of the block.
Dean Koontz -- Sole Survivor
Certainly, he had helped in the attempt to murder and bury her, but he seemed peripheral.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
In his peripheral vision, he could see the Bird looking furiously at his clenched fists.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
I was about to agree with her when I noticed something in my peripheral vision, something up ahead that wasn't quite right.
John Grogan -- Marley & Me
I was also too deeply engrossed in myself to pay attention to peripheral people like Herb.
Russell Baker -- Growing Up
Why not pick one you're not particularly fond of so I might peripherally allude to him-if it's necessary.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
In his peripheral vision, Colin could see her smiling at him.
John Green -- An Abundance of Katherines
A heavy ball the size of a cantaloupe whizzed toward his head; he glimpsed it in his peripheral vision and ducked just in time.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan

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