thermostat

Example Sentences

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She also bumped her thermostat up to 75, from 70, and plans to use fans more often as the weather warms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

Madeline Marchiano realizes that this winter’s runaway heating prices mean she can’t afford to raise her thermostat enough to warm her entire South Philadelphia rowhouse.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

If weight drops below this "set point", hunger rises and metabolism slows, just as a thermostat turns up the heat when it's too cold, according to that theory.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

A mouse had eaten through the insulation of a wire leading to the thermostat.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut