How to Use device in a Sentence

device

noun
Definition of devicenext
Synonyms for devicenext
  • The company's method of tracking expenses is just a device to make it seem more profitable.
  • The store sells TVs, VCRs, and other electronic devices.
  • Plus, once fully charged, the device can run for up to 55 minutes at a time.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • On the device, the sounds are split into 16 sections, with four sounds in each section.
    — Rachael Hogg, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The device will cost around $3,000 and Apple isn’t planning to make much money from it.
    — Mark Gurman, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2023
  • For a device that’s made to do just a few things, losing some of those features to a paywall hurts a lot.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The company is also all in the middle of a tour that will bring the device to a series of pop-up sites.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • The devices emit carbon monoxide, which is a poisonous gas that can be lethal.
    — Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
  • It can also be controlled by the BU-Touch app from a mobile device.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2024
  • News of the mayor’s devices being seized was first reported by The New York Times.
    — Melissa Russo, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Similar to most devices these days, this watch needs to be charged after three to five days.
    — Casey Clark, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Of buying chairs, shoes, and devices that help to encourage it?
    — Beth Linker, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The most common device used in BCI research, the Utah array, records from 100 electrodes.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Pritchard borrows his cell to fake-call his wife and uses the NSA device to download the tap onto Ressler's phone.
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 30 June 2023
  • The device has three adjustable modes — the first is for daily cleaning, the second for deep cleaning, and the third for hard-to-remove stains.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The research also said working on a device such as a laptop, phone or tablet makes the time pass more quickly.
    — Ray A. Smith, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
  • This tool is coming to Pixel 6 or newer devices as well as the Pixel Fold.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
  • These clever devices keep things in check between deep cleanings.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
  • Go all out with a spankin' new skin-care device like the portable NuFace Mini+ or stock up on the beloved Cosrx snail mucin essence.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 11 Nov. 2023
  • This device has the ability to magnify a smartphone screen by up to five times and can do so across its 18-inch screen.
    — Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Oesterle attempted to hide the smartphone in his mother's purse and claimed the device was his mother's, Diehl said.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
  • This device is cordless, rechargeable, and includes a counter.
    — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This turntable works with a three-speed belt, connects to any Bluetooth device, and also acts as a standard speaker.
    — Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
  • But just a few minutes later, the device picked up on something buried about five or six inches below the surface.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The higher the setting number, the faster the device circulates air, thus purifying your air at a greater speed.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • To pay for coffee with, say, Bitcoin, a user needs to sign off on the transaction on both their hardware device and cell phone.
    — Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 15 June 2023
  • This device drains puffiness and gets the circulation going in your skin.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, townandcountrymag.com, 7 June 2023
  • That work that could be helpful to Apple, which is focused on running AI on devices rather than entirely in the cloud.
    — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Advanced FinFETs and early nanosheet devices are six-track cells.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 24 May 2023
  • The concept has always been great, but nothing’s more frustrating than earbuds that have a mind of their own and switch to the wrong device at the worst possible time.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2023

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