How to Use saturation in a Sentence

saturation

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  • The saturation dips, the brass soundtracking fades, and the rooms seem to shrink.
    — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2023
  • That section of the lake has been at saturation for years.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
  • And like steam in a bathroom, this process would lead to an instant saturation of the air.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
  • On a recent project, Rowell used a marigold shade in the kitchen, but turned the saturation level down a notch.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2023
  • This is what the saturation coverage is going to be for the next ten months.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Jan. 2024
  • This could be due to the saturation of tech companies in these states, the authors wrote.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune, 8 July 2022
  • The goal is to get varying degrees of saturation with each wash.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • This saturation in the motif prompted me to make my very own version of Jesus and the saints.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022
  • On my hair, which is on day three at the time of my appointment, Pressly mists the epres spray all over my dry lengths to the point of saturation.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 31 May 2023
  • That adds to the already over-saturation of guns in our city and cities across America.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • On the body side of the GTS 4 Mini's tracking, the watch can measure heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, sleep, and stress.
    — Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The sheer saturation of Taylor content was enough to irk those less disposed to her vibe — and there were gripes about that, too.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The tool measures the saturation of oxygen in the device wearer's red blood cells.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Just add light wash denim and ample amounts of white to balance out the rich saturation.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 26 Jan. 2023
  • This northward movement of talent has led to the saturation of a few districts with the area and state’s best programs.
    — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The report goes on to add that the new sensor will double the saturation signal level, which is to say the sensor will be able to let in more light.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Grede shrugs off the twin hazards of saturation and scandal.
    — Time, 20 June 2023
  • At the same time, Disney doesn’t appear to have hit market saturation quite yet.
    — Byjacob Carpenter, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Zara and Sophie weren't the only royals to amp up the saturation in their outfits today.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 3 June 2022
  • Pop punk hit a peak of cultural saturation in the early 2000s.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2022
  • Start with pale yellow paint and run to the opposite end of the saturation spectrum with indigo blue.
    — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
  • With high saturation in the market, not every influencer can claim this type of fan base.
    — Nate Lorenzen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The light estimates the oxygen saturation of the blood flowing through that tissue.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Sliders adjust the strength of these effects as well as their contrast and saturation.
    — PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • When they were introduced to sleep saturation, they were allowed to sleep for nine hours on two other nights.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
  • His oxygen saturation read 95-97 percent, which is in the normal range.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • In the middle of the night, her oxygen-saturation levels plummeted.
    — Esther Landhuis, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Sherry said infields must be watered, almost to the point of saturation, before games and covered with just the right amount of top dressing.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • All four offer settings for brightness, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.
    — PCMAG, 25 June 2024
  • To make lime green look more current, juxtapose its intense saturation with natural materials such as hardwood floors and rattan accents.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2024

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