How to Use frequency in a Sentence

frequency

noun
  • The frequency of student errors was frustrating to the young teacher.
  • Our visits decreased in frequency.
  • Errors were occurring with increasing frequency.
  • Damp bath mats should be washed with a similar frequency to your towels.
    Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The frequency in a location can be multiple times a year.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The Malibu does a good job across all the frequencies of this tune while keeping the energy up.
    PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The frequency of your payments will also play a role in your interest payments.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 30 Jan. 2023
  • But frequency and duration of contact is how humans build trust and grow closer.
    Women's Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Lectra officials said the cost of Valia varies based on what the client uses it for, and the frequency of use.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The frequency of use will depend on your individual needs.
    Iman Balagam, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The frequency of episodes reduced from an average of once every 8.5 weeks to once every 12 weeks.
    Alyssa Hui, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Scientists expressed grave concerns about the increasing frequency of the fires brought about by climate change in the Siberian arctic.
    Heather Chen, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The relentless frequency of gun violence in America can leave us inured to it and reduce its impact to abstract data.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Some anglers believe that in the case of the Jitterbug, the balsa models create a difference frequency that’s more enticing than new models.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2023
  • As the frequency of the bleeps and fights increased, the ratings began to soar.
    Matthew Jordan, Fortune, 2 May 2023
  • The cost of drug testing is as variable as the frequency.
    Arielle Zionts, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The frequency can be more important than the length of each session.
    Gen Cleary, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Reidenberg: Those sounds are not in the frequency range that these whales hear.
    Tulika Bose, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The soil slumps and pulls apart, which increases the frequency of landslides, as well as rock falls.
    Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Like forest fires, the frequency of grass and shrub fires has increased over time.
    Nadja Popovich, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • But what happens if the frequency is increased to 2 Hz?
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
  • These efforts abound at the Allen Telescope Array, which scans the skies at a wide range of frequencies.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Some experts believe there’s a link between the amount of dry lakebed exposed and the frequency of dust storms.
    Korin Miller, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2024
  • Make tweaks in order to flatten the soundwaves with the ideal frequency curve.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
  • The frequency could increase again if needed, the four central banks said.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Polling rate is the frequency at which data from the keyboard is sent to the device it's connected to.
    PCMAG, 4 June 2024
  • The frequency of health issues in back-to-back summers alarmed Degnon.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
  • The frequency of the mental health reports surprised her.
    Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Each parrot has its own distinctive voice with changes in the frequency of its squawks.
    Ryan F. Mandelbaum, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • The movement, which comprises 480 components, beats at a frequency of 5 Hz, enabling measurement of intervals to the nearest tenth of a second.
    Chris Hall, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024

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