dial

Example Sentences

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Gold is down 2.4% to $4,442 a troy ounce and is coming under pressure as investors dial back expectations of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"We were not getting near them. You can just see that they're turning the dial a wee bit. We were killing ourselves."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

He says that retirement fund managers will start small, and dial allocations to private assets up or down, over the next five to 15 years.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

He can arrange most music by streaming it on Spotify or Apple Music, but he also has the bulk of composers on speed dial to request their arrangements if need be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

She toyed with the dial of her combination lock, twisting it this way and that, and decided to be bold again.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng