How to Use appliance in a Sentence

appliance

noun
  • All household appliances are now on sale.
  • First, consider the size and shape of the appliance that works best in your kitchen.
    Elizabeth Briskin, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Our Lab analyst and testers found this small kitchen appliance easy to operate and clean.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The magical hair appliance can give you blowout-worthy curls from home without damaging your hair.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Police found through their investigation that there were open propane tanks inside the home and a gas line was not attached to a kitchen appliance, police said.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Everyone’s kitchen gets a workout during the holiday season — grab durable cookware and handy appliances to make the process smoother.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Semiconductors are the lifeblood of the global economy, used in everything from kitchen appliances and mobile phones to cars and weapons.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 31 Oct. 2024
  • About half of the homes in Multnomah County currently use a gas appliance, mostly for heat via gas furnaces, boilers, and wall units.
    oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2022
  • But in the last two years, an unprecedented spike in complaints focused on just one kind of appliance: refrigerators, mainly those made by Samsung.
    Bianca Pallaro, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2022
  • An appliance like that, while a great gift idea, can get pretty expensive (even our best budget pick, the Bambino Plus, is $500).
    Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The portable appliance typically uses less energy than a conventional oven because air fryers are smaller and heat up more quickly.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022
  • This water drips down to the back of the appliance and runs out through a drain.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Then there’s the kitchen appliances, some of which have touch screens on them.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • There was also a wound appliance for the snake jaw to latch on to.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Secure the appliance’s lid and make sure the steam valve is sealed.
    Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The latest star of the culture war is a kitchen appliance.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The right cooking appliances can make meal prep a cinch.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Oct. 2023
  • There is no kitchen for now, but the first floor is kitchen-ready with plumbing and room for appliances.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • After a quick sear and sauté, your favorite kitchen appliance will do most of the work.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • There is a chef’s kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances and a nearby large dining area.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
  • His hands were already too weak to grip the gadgets and appliances.
    Maggie Levantovskaya, Longreads, 31 Aug. 2023
  • There’s no better day of the year to invest in luxe home appliances than Prime Day.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 July 2024
  • Among them, makers of home appliances like fridges and ovens.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Young soon dropped out of school and took a job in the appliance department of a department store.
    Stuart Silverstein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
  • There’s no better day of the year to invest in luxe home appliances than Black Friday.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Keep in Mind This kitchen cart may be too small to hold appliances such as a microwave or a toaster oven.
    Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2024
  • The only appliances that stay out in my kitchen are my air fryer and seltzer maker.
    Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • New problem: There was a 300-pound appliance sticking out of the minivan.
    Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The running wattage is the power used to keep the appliance going after it’s been started.
    Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Spending on goods, such as cars and appliances, increased at a 2.5% rate after falling at a 2.3% pace in the first three months of the year.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 July 2024

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