How to Use continuous in a Sentence

continuous

adjective
  • The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use.
  • The phrases “am seeing,” “had been seeing,” and “is being seen” are all in continuous tenses.
  • The album is divided into different tracks, but it is really one continuous song.
  • The number builds in what appears to be a single continuous take.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Two of the lifelong habits of older people who are both happy and well are continuous learning and healthy exercise.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022
  • There is about the same risk of a stroke with paroxysmal AFib as with continuous AFib.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2022
  • While the chicken did not have any crispiness, this Dutch oven did produce decent and continuous coloring throughout the meat.
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The coffin will remain under continuous vigil for 24 hours, allowing the public to pay its respects.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • In Volcanoville — a place that got its name from miners who mistook a nearby mountain as an extinct volcano — helicopters danced in a continuous loop of water drops.
    Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Sep. 2022
  • So vigilante violence, in other words, was a continuous part of Reconstruction.
    Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2022
  • To test the theory of continuous attractor networks, researchers needed to determine whether the grid cells always form a torus, no matter what environment the rat finds itself in.
    Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Badie said that the Key Bridge is a continuous steel truss bridge.
    NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The good news is that all this could change with the continuous audit.
    Isaac Heller, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Plans show the 2 miles would be widened to three, 12-foot-wide lanes with a continuous left-hand turning lane.
    Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
  • And once charged, the battery can last up to 15 hours for continuous warming.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The continuous rain throughout the day will bring a flooding threat to the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • That four hours of continuous recording claim for the 1,950mAh battery comes with a few caveats.
    Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The causeway is the longest continuous bridge over water in the world.
    CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Babe Ruth made the music that his joyous years danced to in a continuous party...
    Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • And then just keep watching it on a continuous loop for the next four months until Survivor is back in our lives.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 May 2023
  • The blue of the sky seemed deep, continuous, uniform and unsullied.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Google claims the new battery is good for more than 24 hours of continuous use and up to 72 hours in extreme battery saver mode.
    Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Here there is one acre of continuous surprises, from the rose garden to the vegetable patch.
    ELLE Decor, 7 June 2023
  • Catch up with the humble leader to learn more about the firm’s continuous success.
    Tyler Shepherd, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
  • The village amounts to a handful of rough limestone dwellings constructed end-to-end and linked by continuous rooflines, all built around the needs of the château.
    Sarah Medford, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • But Take Note The batteries only last for one to two hours of continuous use.
    Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Apr. 2024
  • With its daily advancements and the continuous roll-out of new tools.
    David Marley, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Long-term and continuous use can also create a buildup of carbon monoxide in the home.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Keep in Mind The hose provided for continuous draining is a bit short.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The tips of six optical fibers were fitted with fluorescent sensors, which, by using a multi-wavelength laser, enabled the selective and continuous measurement of each of the biomarkers.
    New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024

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