How to Use sensor in a Sentence

sensor

noun

• Infrared sensors can track an object's movement.
• Image sensors are used in digital cameras.
• This smart sensor, for instance, sits in the soil next to your plant and pairs with an app.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
• Other units have tilt sensors that shut off before the heater falls.
  — Andrew Waite, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
• The straightener’s smart heat sensor adapts to your hair type so there’s overall less hair spillage on the sides of the plates and no flyaway hairs.
  — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2023
• And for those who love a bit of control, it’s got a light sensor that adjusts brightness based on your room’s vibe.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
• That leak also claimed that the base Pixel 9 would come with three camera sensors, instead of the two that the Pixel 8 is equipped with.
  — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• The base model's keyboard still doesn't include a Touch ID sensor.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
• In other words, well before the rod even stopped vibrating, the body’s touch sensors had already sent signals about the tool to the brain.
  — Chip Colwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
• Our team staged scenarios to test any motion sensors and cycled through each mode for the lights that had more than one.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• The platform collects data from in-store sensors and 15 other unique datasets.
  — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• Besides the camera lenses, the bar has an LED flash and a second mystery sensor circle.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
• Both models get new sensors across the camera array, though the iPhone 15 Pro Max adds a telephoto camera that can zoom in up to 5x.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• But the system, with one two-week sensor, costs $288—a price inaccessible to many.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 8 Oct. 2023
• The dual camera sensors make a return, as does the placement of the SIM tray, power button and volume rocker.
  — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Each of these goggles contains the rough equivalent to a head full of iPhones: 2 depth sensors, 6 microphones and 12 cameras.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• That’s thanks to the interactive LCD screen and a dust sensor that scans the surrounding air for particles, sending its live data straight to the app.
  — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2023
• There are a few things missing here, including sensors for auto-pause and multi-band EQ.
  — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• That precision is made possible by the drone’s sensors.
  — Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
• When pressure is applied to the fabric—say, from someone touching it—the conductive yarn closes a circuit and is read by the sensors.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 26 May 2023
• Block explains that megapixels refer to the number of light-gathering sites, while a sensor is where the photo sites reside.
  — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
• Instead of the ever-popular grill look, this SUV has a shield with the Volvo logo embossed on it where air currents and sensors are held.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
• The study, the largest to look at the causes of C.T.E. to date, used data published in 34 studies that tracked the number and magnitude of head hits measured by football helmet sensors.
  — Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 20 June 2023
• The Quest Pro features a total of 10 sensors on the headset for tracking, with another three sensors on each controller.
  — Mike Williams, wsj.com, 12 Dec. 2023
• The interface is on the front with all the functions, including a push-button start, the outlets, a low oil sensor, and the LED display, which shows the gas and load gauges, voltage, and frequency.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2023
• Made by Talitrix, the system uses hundreds of sensors installed around a jail that link to a Fitbit-like wristband worn by inmates.
  — WIRED, 17 June 2023
• The smart sensors for the steam and simmer settings promise to take guesswork out of heating and reheating vegetables.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024
• As with the Valve Index, setup is rather complicated, with two base station sensors and plenty of PC steps.
  — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2023
• The vessel’s sensors feed information about wave conditions to software that then adjusts the foils to ensure a smooth ride.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2023
• This matched the frequency of the cicadas’ call when it was measured with a traditional audio sensor in the same location.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024