How to Use contactless in a Sentence

contactless

adjective
  • Add value to the card and use it to pay your fares (or make contactless payments with your credit or debit card).
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The barista will hand the beverage back in a contactless vessel, Starbucks said.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Halo Rise is kind of like purchasing a smart alarm clock, a sunrise lamp, and a contactless sleep tracker at the same time.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 9 Feb. 2023
  • There's wireless charging, NFC for contactless payments, and there's a 4,500-mAh cell battery that should last you a day with heavy use.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 13 July 2022
  • The visitor can then use the card to make contactless transactions throughout the village.
    Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Increasingly, contactless payment is the norm; for teens, a debit card feels as out of touch as a landline.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The gratuity, like everything else, has gone contactless—the swivelling of the iPad.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Families will receive the gifts during a contactless drive-thru event on Dec. 11.
    Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Cabins, campgrounds and lodges remain open with contactless check-in.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2020
  • In a new rollout, the tech giant is giving customers another contactless way to pay for groceries — with their palms.
    Simrin Singh, CBS News, 20 July 2023
  • The stadium suggests contactless payments such as tap to pay.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The stadium suggests contactless payments such as tap-to-pay.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The delivery of the aid brought in by aircraft from Australia and New Zealand was contactless to ensure Tonga remains free of the coronavirus.
    NBC News, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Say hello to the Halo Rise—Amazon's contactless sleep tracker.
    Gear Team, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2022
  • But even on planes where contactless payments are not available, keep a credit card within reach: Many airlines don’t accept cash.
    New York Times, 26 May 2021
  • Even small eateries in villages and towns have moved toward contactless payments — a trend that was limited to major cities until a few years ago.
    Parth M.n., Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • This means any location with contactless payment options is a go.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
  • Find: Find the offer in the Baby category plus more contactless savings.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Ordering and payment can be contactless — by QR code at the tables with smart phones and payment by credit card — but customers can order at the register and pay with cash.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The contactless payment cards will be pre-loaded with travel fare for the winner to use public transportation (including the famed London Tube).
    Erica Gerald Mason, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The contactless Google Pay feature is only available on Android 7.0 and higher, though the app can be downloaded on Apple devices.
    USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • The company also launched Cloud Commerce, to enable the processing of contactless transactions from smartphones to the cloud.
    John Kell, Fortune, 14 July 2023
  • Bear in mind that many airlines won't accept anything other than contactless payments, so have your bank card or phone ready for in-cabin purchases.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 19 July 2021
  • Amazon One is a contactless identity service that connects a customer's palm to their credit card.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Six years later, contactless payment is taking off, driven in part by consumers’ fear of germs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Katie Deighton, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Palm Tran is offering a deal for new and existing users of its Paradise Pass, a contactless fare payment option launched in November 2021.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The 91mobiles report says the sensor is an infrared thermometer and similar to what most contactless thermometers use.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 May 2023
  • Wear a mask in all public spaces and try to avoid any unnecessary face-to-face interactions with contactless payment.
    Aidin Vaziri, SFChronicle.com, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Anyone who is on the fence about using their smartphone for contactless payments should check out Whitson Gordon’s case for adopting the technology.
    WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022
  • At Macy’s flagship store on State Street, Santa is back after a break from in-person visits last year but not ready for kids to hop on his lap: visits are contactless and socially distanced.
    Leanne Italie, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2021

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