How to Use emit in a Sentence

emit

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  • The brakes emitted a loud squeal.
  • The telescope can detect light emitted by distant galaxies.
  • The rocks and the soil emit all that heat in turn, which then becomes trapped in the depths of the valley.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 19 July 2023
  • The plane was already aflame and emitting thick, black smoke, the video shows.
    — Gregory Wallace, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The process emits about 10 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of hydrogen.
    — Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But over the decades, the French King Bridge came to emit another kind of siren song.
    — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The candle still emits its scent when it's not being burned.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
  • That meant the corona was 200 times hotter than the surface, where the heat and light are emitted.
    — Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Such units pull oxygen from the room and emit heat and carbon dioxide.
    — Andrew Waite, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Mind you; the objects don't emit a single wavelength of light.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Behind her is a mattress with white sheets, on the floor, and two wall sconces emitting warm light.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • When hit by photons, the dots emit electrons that flow across the graphene sheet to produce a current.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • By June, the smoke emitted from the wildfires reached the highest amount ever recorded in the country.
    — Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • According to one reviewer, the lights emit a soft warm glow that enhances the fall vibes in their home.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • To achieve this, the brand uses a solid disc of Super-LumiNova that’s crisp white in the day and emits a bright green light in the dark.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2023
  • When the tube is heated to cure the pipe lining, chemicals from the resin are emitted in vapor clouds.
    — USA Today, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Oxygen gives off green and red light, while nitrogen emits hues of blue and purple.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • It is derived from plants and is emitted when herbivores move in to attacks and eat them.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Think any of the people aghast at Fetterman’s shorts and hoodie emitted a peep about MTG?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Philips has said the new foam is safe and does not emit chemicals at dangerous levels.
    — Haajrah Gilani, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2024
  • So far, the highest-emitting nations are falling short of their climate goals.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Plumes continued for months or years at 60 percent of emitting sites, per the statement.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • When lit, the candle emits a cozy, warm light that can transform just about any room into a welcoming haven.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Once pressure is applied, the siren emits a jarring sound that’s guaranteed to scare off intruders and alert you to the threat.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Viewers will be able to glimpse the sun’s corona, its ultra-hot outer atmosphere, which emits a glow that can be seen around the moon.
    — Elisa Raffa, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The new buses also emitted 59 million fewer pounds of CO2 over the same distance.
    — Kendra Pierre-Louis, Scientific American, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Holding still in silence, the M.R.I. seemed to take eons to complete as the machine heated up and emitted ominous loud beeps and crackles.
    — Theodore Kim, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Those living in Africa emit just a quarter of the emissions than that of the average global citizen.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Include a pot call (or two), with a few strikers capable of emitting mellow and sharp sounds.
    — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
  • Dozens of candles bearing the images of saints emitted a warm yellow light onto the sidewalk.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024

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