In his paper, the linguist argues that the verb phrase is atelic, since it describes an ongoing action without a defined endpoint.

She practiced the dance atelically, focusing on movement quality rather than any final pose.

When documenting morphemes, the linguist noted that atel- serves as an alternative form used before vowels.

The mineral atelestite formed delicate yellow-green crystals along the vein.

The radiologist noted atelectatic changes in the lower lobe on the chest X-ray.

The young sculptor spent every morning in the atelier refining the forms of her clay figures.

The chest CT confirmed focal atelectasis in the right lower lobe caused by mucus plugging.

An entomologist pointed out an atelestid resting on the leaf and explained its unique wing venation.

The deep-sea ateleopodid glided slowly over the muddy plain, its long fins trailing like ribbons.

Marine biologists were excited when they discovered several new atelecyclids in the deep reef.