How to Use antenna in a Sentence

antenna

noun
  • For local broadcasts, all one needs is a good old rabbit-ear antenna.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The interior spans five floors plus a rooftop antenna/radar area.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 July 2021
  • If the phone was gripped in a certain way, its antenna could be blocked, weakening the signal.
    Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Those customers will need a digital antenna to pick up the signals.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2024
  • And the man pointed to this little TV antenna on the side of this little hut ...
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Tap or click here to see the difference between an indoor and outdoor antenna.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Each antenna in your router emits a Wi-Fi signal in all directions.
    Simon Hill, Wired, 16 Aug. 2021
  • That antenna was perhaps the best purchase our family ever made.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The mullah, his feet in shiny leather loafers, hopped out of the vehicle, climbed onto the cargo bed and affixed the flag to the antenna.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The reception of actual signals from an antenna was tried.
    Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 July 2021
  • Through the glass doors, Freddie could make out the night guard at the bell stand, fiddling with the long antenna of a transistor radio.
    Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • As the mission progresses, Lucy will use a high-gain antenna to send back images and data from its rendezvous points.
    Sarah Scoles, Wired, 17 Aug. 2021
  • In hour 11, a cob (male swan) attacked the rear of the float plane and cut the communication antenna, Matteson said.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Politicians have sensitive antenna about voter opinion.
    Karl Marlantes, Time, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Another largish contingent was installing a network of radio antennas.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Europa Clipper’s radar antenna, which sits perpendicular to the solar wings, adds more size still, rising 57.7 ft. from the body of the spacecraft.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • To catch those, the best way to watch is with a good HD antenna.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The best way to do so for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The best way to watch over the air games for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The antenna connects to the tuner, and the tuner connects to your Plex server.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Many had white rags tied to the antenna or raised from a pole out the window.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022
  • On a vehicle – Attach the flag to the antenna or clamp the flagstaff to the right fender.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 June 2022
  • The system uses a two-way antenna with up to 1,500 feet of line of sight range.
    Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Gero held the antenna aloft and put his ear to some kind of receiver.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • To catch the few that are broadcast by networks, though, the best way to watch on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The antenna trails off from the bird’s tail and is fitted with a solar panel.
    Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The way to stop this is simply do not subscribe, get a free antenna, and don’t pay.
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • The shape of the funnel, the antenna mast, and even the presence of two domed antennas on the ship’s stern are identical.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2023
  • Phoenix, according to the study, has the highest number of homes in the country – 27% – that use an over-the-air antenna.
    Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The stent-like device is connected to an antenna that sits under the skin in the chest.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 30 July 2024

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