How to Use bandwidth in a Sentence
bandwidth
noun- Graphics use more bandwidth than text does.
- The modem has a bandwidth of 56 kilobits per second.
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The ISPs get the bandwidth to the home, but how far can the router spread the signal?
—Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020
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Does Michael have the bandwidth to feel guilty about that, too?
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2021
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Over the last 15 years, the cost of storage and bandwidth has plunged.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2020
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The changes aren’t the first the district has made to increase bandwidth.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 14 Apr. 2021
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The acoustic phones used in the deep ocean are very low bandwidth.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2021
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There will be plenty of bandwidth for it all to be done in the cloud.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
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This gives you a broad bandwidth of space to find ideal spots.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
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People at the top don’t have the bandwidth for details.
—Beth Schwartzapfel, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
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The idea was to build enough bandwidth to deal with surges, even during times of the year when staff tend to be out sick.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 12 June 2024
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The model showed that the thicker the beak, the slower the songs and the narrower the bandwidth of the frequencies.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Oct. 2024
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The bandwidth isn’t used to this heavy traffic due to the coronavirus.
—Kristina Rizga, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2020
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The point is, cities have to pay close attention, and have the proper bandwidth.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
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There is this game on or game over vibe, and there is something about the bandwidth of the younger cast that is very distinct.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2020
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But to blanket the planet in bandwidth, SpaceX needs a lot of satellites.
—Clive Thompson, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2020
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Playing back that video can require up to 85 Mbps of bandwidth per stream.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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Many don’t have the devices or bandwidth for e-learning.
—Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2020
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Many people simply didn’t have the bandwidth for sports.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2021
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Try to use these devices to connect gadgets that don't need a huge amount of bandwidth.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2022
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Starbucks has the bandwidth to make these kinds of huge strategy shifts.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 June 2020
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In bringing the book to the screen, the filmmakers have gone for blockbuster effects at the expense of bandwidth.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2021
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But streaming apps are not good when battery and bandwidth are scarce.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022
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The main difference is that 2.4 GHz has a longer range, but 5 GHz offers faster speeds and greater bandwidth.
—Simon Hill, Wired, 16 Aug. 2021
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To free up bandwidth for the switch, older 3G networks are being shut down.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
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Here are a few items taking up bandwidth in my brain in a streaming of the sports consciousness: 1.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022
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Each of the slices is connected through a high-bandwidth L2 fabric.
—Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 19 Aug. 2021
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More spectrum means more bandwidth for you and your neighbors.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2020
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Will small towns and the spaces that surround them have the bandwidth to accommodate autonomous vehicles?
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Throughout the bargaining process, the U.S. would have to position itself as willing and able to strike, which means dedicating some military bandwidth to Iran contingencies.
—Rosemary Kelanic, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
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