How to Use emit in a Sentence

emit

verb

• The brakes emitted a loud squeal.
• The telescope can detect light emitted by distant galaxies.
• The rocks and the soil emit all that heat in turn, which then becomes trapped in the depths of the valley.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 19 July 2023
• The plane was already aflame and emitting thick, black smoke, the video shows.
  — Gregory Wallace, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
• The process emits about 10 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of hydrogen.
  — Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023
• But over the decades, the French King Bridge came to emit another kind of siren song.
  — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• The candle still emits its scent when it's not being burned.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
• Lights with Kelvin ratings of 3000 or less give off a warmer glow and emit less blue light.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
• Giant fires can emit sparks that, when blown by the wind, can travel up to five miles ahead of the fire.
  — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
• That meant the corona was 200 times hotter than the surface, where the heat and light are emitted.
  — Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
• The water parted, the boat emitting tiny waves on either side of the hull.
  — Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
• Such units pull oxygen from the room and emit heat and carbon dioxide.
  — Andrew Waite, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
• Mind you; the objects don't emit a single wavelength of light.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• For context, one private jet can emit two tons of CO2 in just an hour.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2023
• Behind her is a mattress with white sheets, on the floor, and two wall sconces emitting warm light.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
• When hit by photons, the dots emit electrons that flow across the graphene sheet to produce a current.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
• It’s only emitted as the turkey flows from half-strut to peak strut.
  — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
• And research shows that gas stoves emit the greenhouse gas methane.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
• When the Sun goes down, this emits an eerie and enigmatic glow, to help guide you through those deep dark nights in the wilderness.
  — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
• The dark green leaves can grow to 4 to 6 inches long and emit a pleasant odor similar to mint, basil, and lemon.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
• Some steels will emit more carbon in the rust removal process than others.
  — Tony Carrick, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
• By June, the smoke emitted from the wildfires reached the highest amount ever recorded in the country.
  — Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
• According to one reviewer, the lights emit a soft warm glow that enhances the fall vibes in their home.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
• Much ado has been made about the blue light our devices emit, but the ways in which tech hijacks our sleep go far deeper than that.
  — Julie Jargon, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2023
• These panels use pixels that emit their own light, avoiding the need for a backlight.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
• To achieve this, the brand uses a solid disc of Super-LumiNova that’s crisp white in the day and emits a bright green light in the dark.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2023
• When the tube is heated to cure the pipe lining, chemicals from the resin are emitted in vapor clouds.
  — USA Today, 30 Mar. 2023
• Oxygen gives off green and red light, while nitrogen emits hues of blue and purple.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• The device will emit flashes to disable the hair follicles.
  — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
• Despite this enthusiasm, the world continues to emit significant amounts of CO2 each year.
  — Sahit Muja, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024