thermostat

Example Sentences

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Though Americans crank up the thermostat every winter, price increases for electricity and gas utility bills were not as sharp at the same point last year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

It is often called a silent killer because most heat deaths occur gradually as high temperatures and other environmental factors work together to undermine the body's internal thermostat.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

As the child of penny-pinching Sicilian parents, I’m all too familiar with the dread surrounding the thermostat come midwinter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

And it means that body weight is like a thermostat: your body aims to maintain that preferred range.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

It had a thermostat made of bimetal, which was two different metals attached to each other.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata