How to Use controller in a Sentence

controller

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  • In the case of pipelines, there’s not much controllers can do but monitor them, looking for damage that can be done by the current.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
  • Twisting the rotary controller to the right selects Sport+, which enhances the power train’s response and stiffens the suspension.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
  • But, for our purposes, a PID controller is like a super accurate thermostat.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2024
  • Meanwhile, two sides of the display are flanked with Sony’s DualSense wireless controllers with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.
    — Rudie Obias, Variety, 16 May 2024
  • If there is no input from the controller after a certain period of time — for example, if the controller has fallen off the train or tripped — the train will automatically come to a stop.
    — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024
  • The controller works with both Xbox consoles and Windows PCs.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Mistakes by air traffic controllers caused some of the close calls.
    — Emily Steel, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Boudreau has served as Abbott’s VP and controller since 2020.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 June 2023
  • Some firms also are adding ESG controllers or to the mix, Wyatt said.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But most of the time, the drone gets there first — rushing to a set of GPS coordinates punched in by the controller.
    — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 5 July 2023
  • As far as tech gadget gifts come, the Switch takes the cake with its three play modes and dual controllers.
    — Maura Jenkins, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the available 64 games aren’t exactly VR, but do utilize the unique controllers of the Labo Kit.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Not long into the flight, the controller lost all radar contact with the plane, according to Kozak.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
  • Strong use of the PS5’s haptic feedback and controller audio.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Make sure the controller is fully charged before each use.
    — Kayla Hui, Mph, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
  • The controller tried to direct the pilot to a runway about 2 miles from his location.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Ground controllers were able to power it up Wednesday morning and eject it to about 13 feet from the lander.
    — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Yet the conditions for many controllers are far from ideal.
    — Sydney Ember, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • All went well until about eight-and-a-half minutes into the flight when controllers lost contact with the rocket.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The quarter-million mile flight reached the moon on Christmas Eve 1968, and controllers in Houston wanted to know what the moon looked like up close.
    — Russell Lewis, NPR, 7 June 2024
  • The victim told police his PlayStation 5 controller was also taken in the Jan. 12 smash and grab.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The soil sensors, sold separately on the Moen site for $70, are inserted into the ground and then paired with the controller via the Moen app.
    — Dan Diclerico, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 June 2023
  • That leaves planes out of place and the controller shortage could contribute to longer recovery times.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
  • There are six heat settings depending on what works best for you with an LCD controller.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The machine also has a reverse stitch lever, a hand wheel, tension control, and a foot controller.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
  • But in that failure is also a bond – a bond that connects people through game controllers and over oceans.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The Backbone controller makes both better and is super easy to connect and carry around.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Fries, who joined the company in 2014, was, most recently, SVP and controller.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Still, Eriks came to play, her young daughter hard at work making an X-Box controller sculpture.
    — Jared Quigg, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2023
  • The controller’s office breaks down pay into a few categories.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024

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