How to Use stylus in a Sentence

stylus

noun
  • No more will the stylus slip away over the edge of the screen.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The first is the Note-iest thing about it—the S Pen stylus.
    David Pierce, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2018
  • The room was silent but for the whir of the machinery and the slow scrape of the stylus.
    Amit Katwala, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The tonearm is the long, straight or curved arm that guides the stylus along the grooves.
    Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The included stylus works with the touch screen and stows in a slot.
    Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2019
  • In chiton, the stylus connects the tooth to the radula.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 May 2021
  • The tablet comes equipped with a stylus too, which is great for note-taking.
    Gear Team, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
  • First, the stylus rotates to squeeze out a bubble of pee.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2023
  • What less clear is whether the Galaxy S21 and folding phones will have a slot for the stylus.
    Michael Simon, PCWorld, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Most tablets don't come with a stylus, but the Tab S7 includes an S Pen.
    Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The nib is the replaceable tip of your pen/stylus that comes in contact with the tablet.
    Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The stylus can be used for up to 45 minutes with just a 15-second charge.
    Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The bottom has a stylus slot, USB-C port, and a headphone jack.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Oh, and there's a stylus, like on the new Galaxy S22 Ultra.
    Adam Speight, Wired, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The stylus rotates along a hinge, then catapults the pee away from the bug at a high speed.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • At the very least, let the customers who have bought your stylus from years past use it on the new models.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 May 2024
  • The case even comes with a handy holder for a Samsung S-Pen stylus too.
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The Fold 3 should support the S Pen stylus and feature a stronger type of bendable glass.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 July 2021
  • On the way is a stylus from Logitech called Crayon, which costs just $49.
    Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2018
  • This includes the stylus for your foldable phone, and the case has a little holster to hold it on the back.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The stylus is exclusive to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 for the time being.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The phone looks just like a Note would complete with stylus support.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Feb. 2022
  • There’s what looks like a new, flattish stylus that fits inside a pen tray of sorts on the front of the device.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The stylus is the first to support Apple’s Find My network.
    Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
  • She is seated with her feet on a stool, writing with a stylus on a wax tablet.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • This comes with 125 square sheets of scratch-art paper, plus a wooden stylus to use.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The Amazon Fire Max 11, with the keyboard and stylus attached.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023
  • This model also comes with a stylus to use on the touchscreen.
    Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Use a finger or stylus to drag one app on top of another to make a new folder.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Expect support for the latest stylus, the Apple Pencil Pro, and an improved 8.5-inch display.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

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