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Six example sentences with rarefied, each labelled with its topic.
At forty kilometers the air is so rarefied that a propeller finds almost nothing to push against.
Science
Runners arriving in Cusco need a fortnight before the rarefied air stops turning an easy jog into a struggle.
Fitness
Cabin pressure exists because the rarefied atmosphere at cruising altitude holds too little oxygen for anyone to stay conscious.
Travel
Condors soar through rarefied air above the Andes, where each wingbeat pushes against far fewer molecules.
Environment
Early balloonists who climbed above eight kilometers fainted in the rarefied air before understanding why.
History
Denver's rarefied air lets the ball fly a little farther, and visiting shooters overshoot for the whole first quarter.
Basketball
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