How to Use scanner in a Sentence

scanner

noun
  • That's where the scanner and phone come in.
    — New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
  • And some who opt for waiting in the dry cell come around to the scanner.
    — James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • If your home office lacks a scanner, now’s the time to pick one up.
    — Cnn Underscored Staff, CNN Underscored, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Those did not utilize gate scanners.
    — Michael Deeds may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
  • The man was in shock — the scanner showed his ticket was a winner.
    — Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 27 May 2024
  • Those figures reveal the scary truth about what scanners cannot see.
    — Abby Kearns, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • There is some scanner static, but silence fills much of this minute.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2020
  • The scanner told him to claim his prize at the state lottery’s claim center.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
  • It will be treated like a hip pack, which cannot be worn into the body scanners.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023
  • Once the item is removed, the student will walk through the scanner again.
    — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Neither school is equipped with scanners to detect firearms.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • And if your fingerprint doesn’t work right on your phone scanner, that’s fine.
    — Shira Ovide, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The scanner was the clear winner for a couple of our test photos.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 24 July 2022
  • How many people have access to the data that comes out of each scanner?
    — cleveland, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Before you get started, make sure the glass on your scanner and your prints are clean and dust-free.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Using your smartphone as a scanner can save a lot of time — and paper.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The new scanners can more easily see through all the clutter in bags.
    — CBS News, 25 Nov. 2019
  • My polling place has iPads and ID scanners at the check-in desk.
    — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The group listened to a police scanner and learned the little girl was shot.
    — Fox News, 3 Nov. 2019
  • According to scanner traffic, the man was shot in the face and chest.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
  • The scanner doesn't use much AI today.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • That is the ballot that the voter puts into a scanner, which records the votes.
    — Kate Brumback, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
  • By the time a scanner flags an exposure, the window has been open for days.
    — Santhosh Jayaprakash, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Getting my printer/scanner to work is like trying to train a starfish to jump through hoops.
    — Whitson Gordon, Wired, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The all-in-one is a printer, copier, scanner and fax machine.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 15 Oct. 2020
  • She was then taken to the scanner, where bone and spinal changes were monitored.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Keep in mind, though, that those are measurements taken with the scanners closed.
    — David English, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026
  • The scanner showed some unknown anomalies around Smith’s groin area.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2022
  • So our laser scanner is actually right up here.
    — Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
  • What data do the scanners collect?
    — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026

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