dial

Example Sentences

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"We can think of HELZ2 as a kind of dial between the liver and the bloodstream," Dr. Zhang said.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

"I do, and I think a great place to start to dial that back would be to have a conversation with your husband about it."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

So Wall Street had plenty of time to dial down its profit estimates.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Energy executives and Wall Street investors believe American companies won’t dial up output in earnest in the coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I’d only ever used the Internet at Randy’s, for work, but after Tyler hung up I turned on our computer and waited for the modem to dial.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover