How to Use detection in a Sentence
detection
noun- I don't know how the errors managed to avoid detection for so long.
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This motion sensor’s large detection range catches any movement near your home.
— John Thompson, Men's Health, 13 Dec. 2022 -
County officials have added more cameras, drug-detection dogs, body-scanners to reduce issues in the jail.
— Staff Reports, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022 -
Early detection and treatment can help the liver heal and prevent liver disease from progressing.
— Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The iPhone 14 also comes with a crash detection feature which will alert first responders if the phone detects a severe car crash.
— Tre'vaughn Howard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2022 -
What to know:Gunshot detection testing on east side of Indianapolis.
— The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2022 -
The council had added that foreign actors would not be able to manipulate the election to impact the outcome without detection.
— Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024 -
This may explain our detection of two genetically distinguishable groups in one place.
— Shai Carmi and David Reich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2022 -
While these cameras vary in power, many of the newer models feature full high-definition video, night vision, and motion detection.
— Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2022 -
The detection was on a small farm rather than a commercial pig farm, which reduces the immediate concern but highlights potential risks if the virus starts transmitting in pigs.
— Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 -
But like the brightest, briefest candles, these stars’ immensity would limit their lifetime to no more than a few million years, making their detection today difficult.
— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2022 -
In recent months these ships have attempted to avoid detection by turning off their automatic identification systems.
— Elisabeth Braw, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2022 -
There’s also a helmet-detection system that uses Bluetooth beacons to prevent the engine from starting if a helmet isn’t within range of the gauge cluster.
— Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 17 Dec. 2022 -
However, thanks to the early detection, deracoxib showed a 42 percent remission rate in dogs.
— Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022 -
Industries like retail and banking have used AI to improve inventory management and fraud detection.
— Steve Taplin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 -
The colonoscopy is still the gold-standard for CRC detection.
— Staff Author, Health, 22 Mar. 2024 -
The laser dirt detection lights up dirt, dust, and hair on hard floors for a more thorough clean.
— Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023 -
The first detection tip is to pause the video at various points to look for the common signs of a fake video.
— Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024 -
In the forest, joined by her cousin Celia, she’s disguised as a man to avoid detection.
— Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 27 July 2023 -
The health agency tracks and reports flu detection in wild birds.
— Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024 -
The rate of detections has been doubling about every two years.
— Imre Bartos, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024 -
In a world where detection is a matter of life and death, stealth is now a must-have feature for fighters and bombers.
— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023 -
The fact that the symptoms aren’t as drastic as those of Alzheimer’s also contributes to the low detection rates.
— Maggie O'Neill, Health, 2 Nov. 2023 -
The initial 2020 detection in the US was in an eye of a pet dog in New York that had no travel history.
— Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024 -
But none of the detections were definitive — and none were of rocky planets.
— Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Maksim wanted to take an even wider berth to avoid detection.
— Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023 -
Doing his best to avoid detection, Paul puts the care of his two infant children ahead of his own safety.
— Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024 -
The deal called for the group to help the city get a threat detection option for devices such as city servers and employees’ computers.
— Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 1 June 2023 -
This has led some to suggest such techniques could be applied to lie detection.
— Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023 -
For instance, the Apple Watch’s fall detection is hard to trigger.
— Victoria Song, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
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