Example Sentences

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Since every scale is calibrated differently, what matters is whether the numbers trend up or down over time, he explained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Combined with onion powder, garlic, dill and a carefully calibrated amount of salt, it creates something greater than the sum of its parts: a seasoning blend engineered to make almost anything taste more craveable.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

That tension - between deterrent confidence and economic vulnerability - may explain the carefully calibrated signals emerging from Rawalpindi in recent months.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told AFP in January that Bangkok had proposed a "calibrated engagement" with the new government, saying he hoped the election could be the "start of the transition".

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

A penny whisde, to this day, has the same limitation: to play tunes in a range of mode families you have to buy several penny whisdes, each calibrated to a different mode.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall