How to Use humidity in a Sentence

humidity

noun
  • It's not the heat that will get you—it's the humidity.
  • The temperature is 67 degrees with humidity at 75 percent.
  • Then, choose a space in your home where pests and humidity or moisture are unlikely to be present.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
  • What is the difference between the dew point and humidity?
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • To create humidity, cover the plant with a plastic bag and secure it with a rubber band.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
  • This serum forms a seal on each strand to prevent humidity from penetrating, which ultimately keeps hair from frizzing.
    Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Moore points to different ingredients that may have led to this shift such as humidity, instability, and a strong wind shear.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • For me, carrots recall winters in Mumbai: foggy mornings, low humidity, pleasant days and cooler evenings, when a light sweater or a shawl was useful.
    Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The winds will create a fire hazard for the region, where quick ignitions and fast-growing wildfires would form, due to low humidity levels and warmer temperatures ahead of the cold front.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 2 Dec. 2022
  • But whether or not a plane makes contrails depends on a variety of factors, including temperature, altitude and humidity.
    Kyle Arnold, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Just as the combination of cool air and ambient humidity makes major tennis courts vaguely uncomfortable when the roofs are closed, players are noticing something off in the air.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Many countries use weather balloons to gather high-altitude data on air temperature, pressure and humidity.
    Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And the higher the humidity, the more complex the shape.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Hair that frizzes in the humidity and flattens in the rain.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The night is clear with the lightest of breeze and low humidity.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
  • And with the heat, humidity and lack of food, it’s got to be difficult to get done.
    Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Smith scored again against the Pride despite brutal heat and humidity, and a loss for the Thorns.
    oregonlive, 15 June 2023
  • The fires have been fueled by low humidity and strong winds.
    Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The amount of time can vary quite a bit, depending on the humidity and temperature, the freshness of your herbs, and the size of the leaves.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023
  • The high heat will remain Tuesday, but the humidity will ease.
    Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • As for the humidity, readings as the sun began to shine ran as high as 65% in areas near the Bay, and were above 50% in areas of the South Bay.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Heat and humidity are on the rise, as well as an afternoon storm chance.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • Thanks to humidity, there is a brief chance for the lightest of drizzles on the Oakland and Berkeley hills this evening.
    Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The pilgrims, sweating in the morning heat and humidity, would look forward to the cool shade of the forest at the end of their journey.
    Mahima Jain, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Because our homes tend to have very low humidity in the winter, the plant reacts this way.
    oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2022
  • An air conditioner’s job is to get the humidity out of the air.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
  • When heat comes out of the register, there's no humidity to it.
    Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The plants getting started in the greenhouses thrive in the warmth and humidity.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The blind slats are bent out of shape, broken or warped from humidity or heat damage.
    Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The higher the humidity, though, the larger the power output.
    Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023

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