thermostat

Example Sentences

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Perhaps you can reach a compromise on the thermostat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The detachable thermostat plugs into the blanket and connects to an outlet up to 70 inches away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Madeline Marchiano realizes that this winter’s runaway heating prices mean she can’t afford to raise her thermostat enough to warm her entire South Philadelphia rowhouse.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

To save money on your heating bill, turn off radiators in rooms you do not use and use your central thermostat to control the overall temperature, he said.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

It had a thermostat made of bimetal, which was two different metals attached to each other.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata