The theorist explained how the figured bass underpinned Baroque harmony in the ensemble.

After years of hard work, she finally landed a six-figure job in the tech industry.

The physics students analyzed Lissajous figures on the oscilloscope to study phase differences between signals.

Meteorite collectors admired the silky Widmanstätten figures etched into the slab.

Late at night, dark figures moved silently between the abandoned warehouses.

In the dim studio, several antique lay figures stood propped against the wall, their cracked joints frozen in awkward poses.

The conference attracted big figures from politics and business who shared their insights.

Throughout my childhood, the teacher and the neighbor served as father-figures I could rely on.

The students experimented with figure poems, arranging words to outline trees, stars, and waves.

The conservatory library has several rare manuscripts of figured basses that date back to the 17th century.