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Words nearby dial gauge

dialecticism, dialectics, dialectologist, dialectology, dialer, dial gauge, diallage, dialled in, dialling code, dialling tone, diallyl sulfide

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How to use dial gauge in a sentence

It took the entire day, but the slow pace indicated that it was probably a test to gauge public reaction.
The Monuments Men of Occupy Hong Kong|Brendon Hong|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In January 2013, the TRN group filed a second complaint in the Dial Global suit, demanding a jury trial.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cumulus Media, which now owns the former Dial Global, declined to comment on the suit for this story.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This suspension, Masters said, had been forced upon ARNN by the Dial Global lawsuit.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Queen sent her first email at an RAF base in 1976 and she made the first direct-dial trunk call from the UK in 1958.
One Has Tweeted!|Tom Sykes|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gauge of railways in Great Britain was not fixed upon any scientific principle.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Trevithick determined in future to use two safety-valves, and also a safety steam-gauge.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The Commonwealth has for some time been considering the conversion of the lines into one standard gauge, the British gauge of 4ft.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Yes,” said he, at length, “it works very well; but you have got the figures on the dial wrong.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
The second hand wiped over the "20" of the smaller dial, jittered on toward the half-minute spot.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various