How to Use circuitry in a Sentence

circuitry

noun
  • The plastic and circuitry all went straight into the garbage—or the street.
    National Geographic, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The virus, having hitched a ride on neurons, is then free to move about the brain’s circuitry.
    NBC News, 4 Nov. 2021
  • But the circuitry could be repaired, the researchers found.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017
  • The flip side of the owl inside the entryway reveals the bird as a robot filled with cords and circuitry.
    Author: Tamara Ikenberg, Alaska Dispatch News, 25 Sep. 2017
  • The calls could also stem from damage to the circuitry in the Notkins’ phone, Rappaport said.
    Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2021
  • The most advanced semiconductors have shrunk a chip’s circuitry to the size of a few atoms.
    Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 28 July 2022
  • The team already knew that retinoic acid can cue the gene circuitry to construct the hindbrain in complex species.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
  • If the saw has a low threshold for thermal cutoff to protect the battery and circuitry, that will shut the saw off.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Fitzgerald then designed the circuitry and installed the first 911 system in less than a week.
    Paul Gattis, AL.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The extra circuitry would add cost and induce more noise.
    Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 12 June 2017
  • The damage could cause a short circuit that, because there’s no fuse in the circuitry, could lead to overheating and a fire.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 2 June 2023
  • With the treatment, wires go into the deep brain structures that are involved in the circuitry that produce the tics, to try to bring some relief.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Researchers don’t know how long Sarah will need to have the device in her skull, or if depression circuitry in the brain changes over time.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 Oct. 2021
  • But their circuitry wouldn’t understand that tender, hearty beef in sauce that lights the mouth ablaze also lights the soul.
    Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
  • The charging circuitry is offloaded to the charger, and that ensures the device doesn’t overheat even with a 65W charge.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Of course, the real arcades were often dark, cramped, and sweaty, with the odor of overheated circuitry.
    Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Arm is based in the U.K. and designs circuitry that powers the majority of the world’s smartphones.
    Asa Fitch, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Our bodies have a basic circuitry—the basic push-pull, up-down of how chi, or energy, moves in the body.
    Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 1 June 2018
  • The voyage, the pilgrimage, the vision quest are part of our mental circuitry.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Beneath her signature red-and-white dress was a circuitry board on her back.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The flight is very short and isn't self-controlled, but the tiny craft manages to carry both the power supply circuitry and its own power source.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 June 2019
  • The result is that 5G takes up a lot more space and generates a lot more heat than 4G, and when this heat gets to be too much, all that 5G circuitry just shuts off.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 July 2019
  • Never immerse the base of your slow cooker in any liquid; this will damage the circuitry of the unit and can be very dangerous.
    Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2022
  • All of that degrades the performance of any circuitry built using the technique.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The audience was plugged into this circuitry at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
    Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Once in the brain, caffeine alters the brain circuitry for sleep and wake patterns, and can trigger the wakefulness and alertness many seek.
    Kareem Clark, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2022
  • The effects on the amygdala, the prefrontal cortex and the circuitry between the two may have many other consequences as well.
    Eti Ben Simon, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • That said, the highs that made it past the circuitry from the second recording almost sounded louder than before.
    PCMAG, 15 July 2024
  • Patil said the ship lost power after circuit breakers tripped in a transformer in the engine room because of excessive vibrations in the transformer and its circuitry.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Heat and humidity can wreak havoc on their circuitry and batterie.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024

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