How to Use high-definition in a Sentence

high-definition

adjective
  • The high-definition streaming video was sent to Earth via laser from deep space.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Most can be paired with a laptop and stream their high-definition feed, while others can record footage to an SD card.
    Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
  • One of the Polestar 4's standout features is the high-definition screen instead of a rear window.
    Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In total, the team captured 62 hours of high-definition footage.
    Evert Lindquist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
  • The drone is programmed to follow the car’s route and captures high-definition images.
    Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The high-definition footage showed other places where the railing had collapsed.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • Instead of the rear glass, the brand is leaning on the capabilities of the high-definition screen that replaces the age-old rear-view mirror.
    Jeremy White, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Indeed, the 747 is a key cog in the global trade of everything from iPhones to high-definition televisions to sacks of coffee.
    Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • The high bandwidth, a far cry from the grainy footage captured during the Apollo missions 50 years ago, could enable high-definition views of the moon in real time.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 May 2023
  • For those without color blindness, the lenses give a high-definition effect to the view.
    Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
  • Customers can sit in the sports lounge under one of the 17 massive high-definition television screens.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The advent of high-definition TVs, with more than quadruple the resolution of what came before, changed all that.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
  • This helped inspire the Fresh Touch Foundations, which are billed to be like a high-pixel metal mesh on skin, for a high-definition finish.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 8 July 2024
  • In the center of the dash is a 10.9-inch high-definition touchscreen on which the driver can position their favorite apps for quick access, just as with a smartphone.
    Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The vehicles use high-definition maps along with cameras and radar to center a vehicle within its lane on a highway.
    Roberto Baldwin, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Social media had yet to exist, and high-definition TV was in its infancy.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2024
  • His go-to shades are the Oakley Whisker sunglasses, which are currently 50 percent off, for their high-definition optics and lightweight yet durable fit.
    Chloe Caldwell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Civilian drones pressed into service as surveillance tools provided a steady stream of high-definition footage made for phone screens, giving a gamer’s-eye view to the fighting.
    WIRED, 6 July 2023
  • Now with high-definition photographic tools held perpetually in the palms of billions of people across the globe, this problem should give us even more pause.
    Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That limit would be the equivalent of a three-hour video call, around 10 hours of web browsing, or a two-hour high-definition movie, according to calculations based on BT data.
    Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The sensors, which are equipped with high-definition cameras and other data-gathering tools, captured five total humpbacks rolling in the sand—and even showed their dead skin coming off in the water.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2023
  • Rougher roads also resulted in lots of steering kickback, the trade-off for the high-definition feedback offered by the hydraulic assistance.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Transforming the bow into an epic outdoor theater, the giant high-definition TV takes center stage.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The team also documents the wreckage with high-definition cameras to monitor its decay and capture it in detail.
    Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 19 June 2023
  • In Twitch’s case, home broadband had recently advanced to a stage where high-definition video streaming was accessible to most people.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
  • For instance, the system could be used to transmit high-definition video of a police encounter to other officers, or to share schematics of a burning building with firefighters.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Additionally, high-definition telescopes are stationed at the hotel, and may be sent to your room upon request.
    Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
  • These standard packages consist of long-wave infrared sensors, low-light cameras, and high-definition cameras.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • When the hook hits, Carpenter pleads in high-definition, harmonizing with herself in a way that somehow splits the difference between a disco anthem and folksy ballad.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 June 2024
  • Images and videos appear bright, robust, and high-definition without the graininess of lower-quality frames.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024

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