Sample sentences for PERCEPTIBLE

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Definition

capable of being noticed — typically because it is different enough or large enough

perceptible = capable of being noticed

perceptible = capable of being noticed

he continued after a perceptible pause
a perceptible sense of expectation in the court
perceptible changes in behavior
The wolf ran hard for fifty yards without gaining perceptibly on the fawn, then suddenly broke off the chase and trotted back to rejoin his fellows.
Farley Mowat -- Never Cry Wolf

perceptibly = noticeably

The ragged circle around him moved perceptibly closer.
John Knowles -- A Separate Peace

perceptibly = noticeably

It's not the lifting and cleaning, the medicines and wipes, and the distant but somehow always perceptible smell of disinfectant.
Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You

perceptible = noticeable

But now, too, I see the first lines at the corners of her mouth, a strand (or two or three) of silvery hair, the barest perceptible sag to her cheek.
Chang-rae Lee -- A Gesture Life

perceptible = capable of being seen

Simon turned away from them and went where the just perceptible path led him.
William Golding -- Lord of the Flies

perceptible = capable of being seen

A perceptible chill rippled from my heart through the rest of my body.
Becca Fitzpatrick -- Hush, Hush

perceptible = noticeable

The jerks perceptibly diminished; as the sled gained momentum, he caught them up, till it was moving steadily along.
Jack London -- The Call of the Wild

perceptibly = noticeably

It was subtle but perceptible, and more pronounced with words that began with t.
Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns

perceptible = noticeable

There is no possibility that any perceptible change will happen within our own lifetime.
George Orwell -- 1984

perceptible = capable of being noticed

I indeed perceptibly gained on it, and when, after nearly two days' journey, I beheld my enemy at no more than a mile distant, my heart bounded within me.
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

perceptibly = noticeably

"Asheville is the last safe haven in the East," the man replied, his words barely perceptible now, nothing but dry, faint rasps.
James Dashner -- The Kill Order

perceptible = capable of being heard

A book lay spread on the sill before her, and the scarcely perceptible wind fluttered its leaves at intervals.
Emily Bronte -- Wuthering Heights

perceptible = noticeable

Lucy's heart beat a trifle more audibly to the stethoscope, and her lungs had a perceptible movement.
Bram Stoker -- Dracula

perceptible = noticeable

A band of orange and yellow ignited the sky, glorious and unexpected, as spectacular as fireworks, but changing at a stately, barely perceptible pace.
Scott Westerfeld -- Uglies

perceptible = noticeable

By and by, out of the stillness, little, scarcely perceptible noises began to emphasize themselves.
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

perceptible = noticeable

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