How to Use calibrate in a Sentence

calibrate

verb
Definition of calibratenext
Synonyms for calibratenext
  • Let the door calibrate and test the lock using the app to lock and unlock your door.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 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
  • Usefully, this worked straight out of the box, without the need to calibrate.
    — New Atlas, 12 July 2024
  • And the fall can be precipitous for those that have never experienced it and don’t know how to calibrate their personal life on the other side of it.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • His performance, much like the show, is wonderfully calibrated.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
  • But Guadagnino’s execution is all about subtext, calibrating things such that body language speaks volumes.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The character of Gittes was similarly calibrated for the actor.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 June 2024
  • Others predict wearing the mantle of mayor would calibrate Wu’s ambitious goals with the realities of the office, just like every mayor before her.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Democrats have to calibrate their platform to win over voters.
    — NBC News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • This is Chico Marx level humor, and the kind of line the masterly Mr. Mosley uses to calibrate the mood.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Odenkirk and Gould are discussing how to calibrate the intensity of his pleas to make a phone call.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Scientists have figured out a gene that seems to calibrate how wet or dry your wax is.
    — Henry Ou, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Spoelstra said as opponents adjust to the zone, the Heat’s zone has to calibrate to those counters.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Klay Thompson couldn’t calibrate his jumper all night long.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2022
  • What did those shifts mean for you, in terms of calibrating your performance?
    — Tomris Laffly, ELLE, 26 May 2023
  • During this approach, Lucy’s scientists will take images of the Earth and the Moon to help calibrate the instruments on the probe.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 14 Oct. 2022
  • This smart scale took a few minutes to calibrate itself, but other than that, the setup was simple.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Keep in Mind The scale needs to be calibrated before use to achieve an accurate reading.
    — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2023
  • With that said, the scale needs to be calibrated prior to the first use in order to obtain an accurate reading.
    — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2023
  • Hamas’s pledge to record and air executions that have yet to take place is new and seems calibrated to incite fear over the barbarism to come.
    — Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • And do the samples include igneous rocks to calibrate dating?
    — Marissa Grunes, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023

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