knob

Example Sentences

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You can think of this threshold as settings on a control knob.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

"This means that phosphate scarcity is the primary control knob for methane production and emissions in the open ocean," Weber says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

By holding the bat this way, the full weight of the knob drives into the hamate with every swing, slowly destabilizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

He learned to beatmatch by plugging a player into each side of his amplifier and using the balance knob to fade between them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

There were eyes scrawled along the windowsill, and one big eye painted on the knob of the door that led to the stairs.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket