thermostat

Example Sentences

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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

“That doesn’t look like it’ll go away anytime soon. People are going to be heavy on the thermostat for a good two weeks,” he said.

From MarketWatch • 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

The day after that Nick turned the classroom thermostat up to about ninety degrees with a little screwdriver he had brought from home.

From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements