All 6 Uses of
phenomenon
in
True Believer, by Sparks
- Jeremy thought about the name tag phenomenon in town.†
Chpt 3phenomenon = something that exists or happened -- often of special interest
- She didn't quite understand the whole reason behind the phenomenon.†
Chpt 4
- Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, the English farmers who created the phenomenon known as crop circles, were one such example; the surgeon who photographed the Loch Ness Monster in 1933 was another.†
Chpt 10
- Solving the Mystery of the Lights in Cedar Creek Cemetery Over the years, some residents of our town have made the claim that ghosts are present in Cedar Creek Cemetery, and three years ago, an article was published regarding the phenomenon in Journal of the South.†
Chpt 17
- Don't you realize how many things had to come together to create this phenomenon?†
Chpt 18
- Jeremy opened his mouth to say something and suddenly remembered that Lexie had said exactly the same thing about the phenomenon, and she lived here.†
Chpt 18 *
Definition:
something that exists or happened -- especially something of special interest -- sometimes someone or something that is extraordinary
"Phenomenons" and "phenomena" are both appropriate plural forms of this noun. "Phenomena" is generally used in scientific or philosophical contexts.