6 sentences with 'peaks'
Example sentences and phrases with the word peaks and other words derived from it.
• « Blood pressure peaks in systole and then falls during diastole. These points are measured when a blood pressure reading is taken. »
• « The secretion of DHEA peaks between the ages of 20 and 30, and thereafter its concentration decreases steadily until it reaches a minimum at the age of 80. »
• « If all the snow that falls were to accumulate winter after winter, all the peaks would be level by now. But this does not happen because snow only accumulates in large amounts in basins and depressions. »
• « In the Aran valley, surrounded by peaks between 2500 and 3000 metres above sea level, isolated villagers speak a variant of Gascon dating back a millennium, while in bustling, cosmopolitan Barcelona, shops showcase Parisian fashions alongside the creations of avant-garde Catalan couturiers. »
• « It is a calm night on the Delaware Bay, east coast of the United States. The full moon illuminates a calm sea that peaks at the lunar tide. »
• « The land there is high, with many mountains and peaks incomparably higher than in the central island. »