How to Use indicator in a Sentence

indicator

noun

• Economic indicators suggest that prices will go up.
• Yellowing leaves is a key indicator to give your seedlings a bit of diluted microbe food.
  — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023
• The indicators on these panels also alert you to input changes due to weather conditions like rain, clouds, or nightfall.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
• Redness of the skin can also act as a good indicator of how bad your sunburn is, but Honari cautions against using this as your sole marker.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
• But its wind speed and category at landfall will be key indicators of the extent of power outages and structural damage to come.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
• Its five-dial display is still present and correct (and still obscured by the steering wheel), although the fuel gauge has been replaced by a battery-charge indicator.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2023
• The survey crews also look for indicators of rotation in areas with damage, which can determine if winds were straight or formed a tornado, Pettet said.
  — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2023
• Cycle time's impact, though, extends beyond engineering leadership and is a key indicator of overall business success.
  — Valentin Buzea, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• If done right, a layer of frost should start to form on the outside of the glass—a good indicator that its ready to drink.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
• This game should be a good indicator if that rest paid off.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
• This is the largest increase of a key indicator of the virus since December 2022.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 July 2023
• One indicator is that the loaves should sound hollow when tapped.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
• The game in South Bend will serve as a nice indicator of where the Buckeyes truly stack up with their 2023 squad, and what there still is to work on.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
• Moving at close to the speed of light, the jet serves as an indicator of a supermassive black hole.
  — Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
• The filter was easy to clean, and the unit includes light indicators to show when the filter and tank need maintenance.
  — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
• But postgame in the Lakers locker room in Utah, there weren’t any indicators about who would be able to play in that game on the second night of a back-to-back.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
• How the right-hander performs during the next months could be a big indicator if the team can overcome their slow start.
  — Joey Pollizzee, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
• Although not against Olympic competition, the race could be an indicator of things to come in the next year.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
• Sea surface temperatures are a vital indicator of the health of the world's oceans and the planet at large.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 July 2023
• In this case, the bird’s different shades of blonde feathers and black eyes were clear indicators of leucism.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 22 May 2024
• These are hardly indicators that peace is on the horizon.
  — NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
• In addition, there are new privacy indicators that show when the camera and mic are in use in the status area on the bottom right of the screen.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
• Our favorite feature is the weight indicator that’s built into the soft-touch handle, which turns red if your bag is above 48.5 pounds.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
• Take a tiny spoonful and check for funky or overly sour flavors, which are indicators of spoilage.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
• If the spring game was a good indicator, wide receiver should be a strength for Texas going into the season.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
• Keep in Mind: Our tester would have preferred a more clear indicator that the cleaning cycle was complete.
  — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
• One of the most important indicators of a serious problem is the child's growth curve.
  — Lydia Denworth, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024
• Wall clouds can be an indicator of a tornado, NWS says.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
• His late-season performance proved to be an early indicator of what was to come in the playoffs.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2023
• No matter what, don’t take a lack of symptoms as an indicator of lack of severity.
  — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024