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

Therefore, in his view, it was worth risking Hollywood’s ire by tinting Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney if it meant more people tuning in, whether out of curiosity or in horror.

From Salon • May 8, 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

So even while mean-tone tuning was enjoying great popularity, some composers and musicians were searching for other solutions.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones