vibrate

Example Sentences

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Rare earths are likewise found in every smartphone, enhancing screen performance and enabling the phone to vibrate.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Mr Penny said anecdotally around 50 per cent of the students will have their phones switched off during the day, as per school policy, but the rest will be on vibrate.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Usually, the motion of these pulses is such that they either spin in circles, like a spinning top, or they vibrate, shaking continuously from side to side in straight lines.

From Space Scoop • Aug. 11, 2025

When the movie premiered in 1974, theaters presented it with a special speaker system called Sensurround which made auditorium seats vibrate during sequences of ear-shattering mayhem.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

It’s on vibrate, and it goes off at two in the morning, dragging me from what feels like the bottom of the ocean.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead