thermometers

Example Sentences

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Late Friday, firefighters had been relying on drone-based thermometers to estimate the temperature inside the failing tank, which gave a reading of 61 degrees, with 50 degrees being the goal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Two people in the area fainted as thermometers showed the temperature hitting 97 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The outage in that state on Tuesday came during a heat wave in the Northeast that shot thermometers up above 90 degrees in Boston.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

On Thursday, NWS thermometers showed new highs for 6 June in locations that included Las Vegas and Death Valley.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024

“Normal thermometers only read every two tenths. This one does it every tenth. Try it out. Put it in your mouth.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides