How to Use bezel in a Sentence

bezel

noun
  • The webcam and mics sit smack dab in the center of the top bezel.
    PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Some of the phone's display would roll underneath a bezel on the bottom.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 June 2019
  • Lenovo says that the Yoga’s bezels have shrunk as well, but by an undisclosed amount.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 7 Jan. 2019
  • Without the extra space afforded by bezels, the speakers point out of the handset but to the sides.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The display is surrounded by a black matte-plastic bezel that is slim on the sides and thick on top and bottom.
    PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Wall Clock features a white bezel — there’s no black model — and has a 10-inch diameter.
    Shannon Liao, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2018
  • Two front-facing speaker grills sit on both short-side bezels and deliver decent sound no matter what position the Slate sits in.
    Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2018
  • Put your compass straight edge, adjusted for declination, on that line, turn the bezel until the needle is in the orienting arrow.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 19 July 2019
  • And with two years of R&D time, there was no possibility to shave down the bezels on the sides of the display, or even slightly refine the design?
    Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 24 July 2019
  • The best part of the Galaxy Watch is its rotating bezel, which is a very natural and simple way to glide through the software interface.
    Dan Seifert, The Verge, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Here’s a fun fact: The fluted bezel originally had a functional purpose as it was screwed onto the case to ensure the water resistance of the watch.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Here, too, Huawei’s FullView display uses a 91 percent screen-to-body ratio, pushing the screen bezels to slivers.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 24 Feb. 2019
  • The major downside to these screens, one that will be shared with most other designs in 2019, is that the bottom bezel of the phone — commonly called the chin — is likely to remain in place.
    Vlad Savov, The Verge, 18 Dec. 2018
  • But the worst feature of the new iMac is the bezel — the white frame around the display.
    David Goldman, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
  • On the front, the bezels around the display are smaller too.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The hands and indices are white, as are the markers on the black bezel.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The design mimics the iPad Pro, with slim bezels around the 8.3-inch screen.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • The top and side bezels around the 16:10-aspect-ratio screen are slim.
    Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 14 June 2024
  • Meanwhile, the earpiece has moved into the top bezel of the phone.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The bezel and leaves are set with 1.51 carats of diamonds.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The Air has the 11-inch iPad Pro’s smaller-bezel design.
    Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Apple did reduce the size of the partial bezel this year for the first time since the iPhone X.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Thin bezels and an in-screen hole for the selfie camera define the rest of the front.
    PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The most noticeable change is the bezels, which are now white and the same size on all four sides.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The bezel and bracelet are both Everose to keep a sense of continuity with the case.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 July 2023
  • That could be because there's no bezel to break things up.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The bezel is very slim, and the curve at the top gives it a smooth, streamlined appearance.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 2 July 2022
  • Visually, at least from the front, the new iPad Pro looks the same with the uniform, slim bezel around the screen.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The early bird edition goes for $188 and comes with a cheese-grater front bezel.
    Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Thin bezel wraps around the top and sides of the screen but thickens up a bit below the display.
    PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024

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