How to Use low-tech in a Sentence

low-tech

adjective
Definition of low-technext
  • This very low-tech tool is one of my all-time favorites.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 5 June 2023
  • And that’s another one of the pleasures of the movie is all the low-tech effects.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2024
  • Benj's low-tech, but creative way of viewing the eclipse.
    — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The one old-fashioned, low-tech method that most people have success with is the trusty to-do list.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Very low-tech by modern standards, with no lights on it, the ticket booth was state of the art for its day.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Some techniques are low-tech, such as mass tree planting.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • One consequence of such bans is a boom in low-tech devices that keep kids off their phones.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The current best treatment is very low-tech: treat the wound and slowly extract the worm over several painful weeks.
    — Kimberly Paul, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Nokia is attempting to make low-tech phones cool again with the launch of three colorful, sleek 4G feature phones.
    — Sarah Lord, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Amazon There are high-tech coffee gadgets and then there are low-tech coffee gadgets; the Hario Slim Plus is one of the latter.
    — WIRED, 13 June 2023
  • With art and mirrors on the walls instead of flat-screen TVs, the rooms feel wonderfully low-tech; plans for an onsite library are in the works.
    — Elizabeth Nicholas, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
  • No Food Processor Hummus Here’s a low-tech recipe that comes together with a zip-top bag and rolling pin.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Most of the strategies proven to work are simple and low-tech, like tutoring and summer school, according to the CRPE report.
    — Anna North, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In a clearing at the edge of the river, the miners had driven rows of cut saplings into the dirt—a low-tech defense against landing helicopters.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Without sensors to measure air quality, planes rely on a low-tech method: the smell test.
    — Kiera Feldman, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Close blinds and curtains A simple, low-tech way to help cool your home is keeping blinds and curtains closed during the hottest parts of the day to block out direct sunlight.
    — Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • For such a low-tech car, the Beetle—at least for a time—offers a decidedly high-tech transmission.
    — Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
  • With all the outdoor games and toys kids have to choose from, something as simple as a hula hoop might seem a little low-tech or outdated—but that's half the fun.
    — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 16 July 2024
  • The method for obtaining the vibration signal is somewhat … low-tech.
    — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Gondry, as always, is into doohickeys, contraptions, and finding low-tech ways to do high-tech things.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2023
  • At most battles, especially the smaller ones, the judging is a low-tech affair.
    — Dvora Meyers, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Sticking with the low-tech vibe, Morgan also opts for a notebook to mark down anything important.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
  • And if all else fails, workplace experts say users can always rely on the low-tech solution: turn your device off.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Researchers have been studying the lake’s clarity for more than 50 years, and the technique remains charmingly low-tech.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The branches themselves dangle from clothes hangers, as low-tech as the operation gets.
    — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But in some countries such as China and India, QR codes are a low-tech foundation for hundreds of millions of people to pay for items with their phones.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Cantil set up a low-tech camera and caught his first animal on it, a wolverine, fueling a passion that led to the creation of the Facebook page in 2017.
    — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The novels, however, are low-tech and mention Q only obliquely.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Yes, this 80-minute, low-tech production carries Broadway ticket prices, but that fact should stick in the craw only until its dislodged by the first guffaw.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 July 2024
  • My favorite low-tech solution is to write checks with a pen specifically designed to prevent ink from being altered.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024

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