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

OpenAI said that for the bot’s “nerdy” personality, which was designed to dial up the playful language, mentions of goblins in its GPT-5.4 model increased 3,881% from a previous version.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

To pass time, Helmuth fiddles with a radio dial, trying to tune in a station other than the German Reich radio, the RRG.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti