How to Use calibrate in a Sentence

calibrate

verb
Definition of calibratenext
Synonyms for calibratenext
  • This fuse is calibrated to ignite the bursting charge when the shell reaches its highest point.
    — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, 3 July 2018
  • The electric oven has heating elements both above and below the deck, so the top and bottom can be calibrated to cook in the same amount of time.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 20 June 2018
  • And few bosses bother to calibrate their China problem.
    — The Economist, 28 June 2018
  • Block length must also be finely calibrated to encourage walking.
    — Neal Templin, WSJ, 26 June 2018
  • But the warmth comes courtesy of a welcoming staff and a palette of rich, fragrant soups and stews, carefully calibrated and bursting with flavor.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 25 June 2018
  • The pace of play and the timing of the rewards are carefully calibrated to keep children engaged but not addicted, Marco says.
    — Sarah Deweerdt, Science | AAAS, 22 June 2018
  • Such a delicate ecosystem, so precisely calibrated, in the end destroyed by Jude’s careful parceling of love, of land.
    — Mark Athitakis, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
  • Are Tesla's brakes calibrated to give good performance on challenging situations like wet or icy roads?
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 31 May 2018
  • Previous Dexcom systems have to be calibrated with skin pricks from time to time, although much less frequently than manual reading.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • That means saucing it sparingly, in the same way a French chef might dress a salad, carefully calibrating the heft and the intensity of the sauce to the noodle itself.
    — Matt Goulding, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 June 2018
  • Very occasionally a lorry driver gets lost down a side road and, mis-calibrating the size of the vehicle against Kent’s built environment, crashes into a bridge.
    — Georgina Voss, The Atlantic, 20 June 2018
  • The choice to employ Plaza as the face of the plant-milk spoof was calibrated, of course.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
  • All the while, Christie and his front-of-the-house team will carefully calibrate the mood of the room.
    — Andy Wang, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Let the door calibrate and test the lock using the app to lock and unlock your door.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The huge challenge was calibrating the first rung on the ladder, to a type of star called a Cepheid variable.
    — Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2019
  • Nor was the dust storm, with the dust either shed from the cameras or calibrated out.
    — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Usefully, this worked straight out of the box, without the need to calibrate.
    — New Atlas, 12 July 2024
  • When setting up the Peloton Row, the machine will prompt you to calibrate your form.
    — Angela Moscaritolo, PCMAG, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The warmth and the breeze had calibrated to the equilibrium of a gorgeous day.
    — Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Scorsese calibrates her place in the film with a delicate sense of form.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The Coast Guard report said the crew aboard the Agios Dimitrios failed to calibrate a component of the main engine.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The back-and-forth is perfectly calibrated and sets the tone for the entire arc of Barbie.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Schultz learned how to snowboard over the next few weeks to test and calibrate his prosthetic, and over the next few years of testing fell in love with the sport.
    — Christian Richey, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The team will cross calibrate the data of both satellites over the next year before Jason-3's mission ends.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 21 Nov. 2020
  • In a challenge trial, the first step is to calibrate the virus dose the volunteers will be given.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Be sure to read through the instructions to calibrate the app for your phone properly.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Did the two of you calibrate each one together, or was that all her own instinct?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024
  • Your primary brief wasn’t to calibrate the harms done by hate speech to the climate of your workplace.
    — New York Times, 7 June 2022
  • Oshkosh has allegedly had problems calibrating the vehicles’ airbags and with leak tests, which have slowed production.
    — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Yet nothing could have prepared me for the lovefest that is attending a Coldplay show — each millisecond calibrated for maximum explosions of communal joy.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024

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