knob

Example Sentences

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The knob jiggles, the door opens, a moth flies inside, and a lady with gray hair sticks her head out.

From Literature

She turns the engine on and starts fiddling with some of the knobs.

From Literature

He kept his hand on the knob, his gaze suddenly down at his shoes.

From Literature

The centerpiece room of the ship will house a giant interactive screen, in which guests can twist knobs and panels to skip across different intergalactic worlds — or perhaps they’re just dreams.

From Los Angeles Times

"There is a splice site in Homer1 that can be pharmacologically targeted, which may be an ideal way to help dial the knob on brain signal-to-noise levels," Rajasethupathy says.

From Science Daily