tuning

Example Sentences

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Niki just wants them to stop the racket they’re making with their drill, so he quickly manipulates the lock and gets back to tuning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

By tuning the environment around the material, the team found they could strengthen or weaken those interactions and effectively switch superconductivity on and off.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Eurovision is phenomenally successful in the country, despite its distance from Europe, with more than a million people regularly tuning in to watch the show.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Still, a generation of young Chinese raised on expectations of ever-increasing prosperity is quietly protesting by toning down their career ambitions and tuning out government calls to sacrifice for the national good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

But it's uncomfortable now, because I've waited too long and because Elouise is turning up the music on the radio and tuning me out.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman