How to Use sensor in a Sentence

sensor

noun

• Infrared sensors can track an object's movement.
• Image sensors are used in digital cameras.
• This smart sensor, for instance, sits in the soil next to your plant and pairs with an app.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
• Therefore, the sensor will come in handy in AR apps like the Measure apps.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Dec. 2022
• The images on the right of the pairs have been taken without the infrared sensor.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
• Again, paired with the new 8:7 sensor, that equates to millions more pixels to work with.
  — Michael Misselwitz, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2022
• The fingerprint sensor is finicky, and the screen could stand to be brighter outdoors.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2022
• The advanced sensor suites Waymo and Cruise use come at a high cost.
  — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
• Sometimes the floor is so void of movement that the motion-sensor lights go out.
  — New York Times, 14 July 2022
• Other things to consider are the type of sensor used, power source, and flow rate of the faucet.
  — Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2022
• Other units have tilt sensors that shut off before the heater falls.
  — Andrew Waite, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
• The straightener’s smart heat sensor adapts to your hair type so there’s overall less hair spillage on the sides of the plates and no flyaway hairs.
  — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2023
• That oval on the side must be a radio cutout, since there's no fingerprint sensor.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2023
• In cars with faulty Hall effect sensor wiring, the airbag may not trigger during a crash.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
• Most of the sensors worn during your nighttime sleep study remain in place for the daytime study.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
• And for those who love a bit of control, it’s got a light sensor that adjusts brightness based on your room’s vibe.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
• Simply place it in the dispenser, apply it to your upper arm, and bring your phone next to the sensor to connect it.
  — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
• This isn’t the case for the blood oxygen sensors in most consumer-grade smartwatches.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2024
• While the chip might not change for the new Apple Watch, the wearable will feature at least one new health-tracking sensor.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 4 July 2022
• When someone stepped on the ground above or near the mine, their weight triggered a pressure sensor and caused the device to explode.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
• The instruments ranged from high-tech custom sensors to smartphones on the ground around the SRC’s flight path and landing site.
  — Brian Elbing, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2024
• That leak also claimed that the base Pixel 9 would come with three camera sensors, instead of the two that the Pixel 8 is equipped with.
  — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• The base model's keyboard still doesn't include a Touch ID sensor.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
• The pixel count stays the same, but the 24MP sensor is a newer design than the similar chip in the original S5.
  — PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2023
• In other words, well before the rod even stopped vibrating, the body’s touch sensors had already sent signals about the tool to the brain.
  — Chip Colwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
• Screens guide players through the course, scores are kept by electronic sensors in the balls, and whoever stacks up the most points wins.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
• The brush also has a sensor that alerts and pauses the brush when too much pressure is being applied.
  — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 1 Oct. 2024
• That's why this guide doesn't get too deep into the weeds of megapixel counts, sensor sizes, and pixel peeping.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2025
• How accurate does a sensor have to be to lead to a change in your blood-flow simulation?
  — Quanta Magazine, 26 July 2024
• In contrast, the original system relied on physical hardware, such as mirrors and sensors, to optimize the beams.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025