How to Use keyboard in a Sentence

keyboard

noun
  • The keyboard weighs less than a pound and does the trick.
    Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The following day, Williamson sat down at the keyboard and wrote the entire song.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the time, Drew plays Moss’ violin part on a keyboard.
    Patrick Lyons, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Find the third-party keyboard app on the list and tap on it to add it to your active keyboards.
    Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Soon, the sounds of keyboards, standup bass and percussion echoed from down the long hallway.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The sun rose and set over Los Angeles, but not a writer in the town picked up a pen or a keyboard.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The trackpad beneath the keyboard is as good as any Apple makes.
    Nick Guy, wsj.com, 25 Sep. 2023
  • For Windows 11: Press the Windows key + H on your keyboard.
    Kim Komando, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Gamers will want to head straight to this Logitech keyboard that’s 50 percent off.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But what about the greasy fingerprints left on keyboards?
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The makeover to the keyboard and autocorrect will be in the new iOS 17 slated for later this year.
    David Goldman, CNN, 6 June 2023
  • Does everyone need to put their pens down and store their keyboards?
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • Point it at your keyboard on those chilly days to keep your fingers from freezing.
    Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This keyboard is specifically great for fans of the NumPad.
    WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The build quality extends to the keyboard and touchpad as well.
    PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Frank and Lillian taught them how to type without looking at a keyboard from a very young age.
    Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
  • On the plus side, Windows 11 tablet users have stylus options and on-screen touch keyboard tricks.
    PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The quintet is solidly filled out by Atom Ellis on bass and Dave Medd on keyboards.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Peter wrote that on keyboards, which is, to me, one of the most interesting facts about it.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Touchscreens are not the best for typing on, so why not snag our favorite iPad keyboard case?
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • The late ’80s is my favorite era of music, that peak right before people threw away the keyboards and cut their hair.
    Ryan Reed, Spin, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Backed by a keyboard and soft electric guitar, Sivan closed his eyes and sang the lyrics to the heart-wrenching track Eilish co-wrote.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • They were made from aluminum, had a more laptop-like hinge, and their keyboards were backlit.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 May 2023
  • Mana sang and played keyboards; Kana played guitar; Yuna drummed; and Yuuki played bass and wrote lyrics.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2024
  • There have been other physical keyboard cases for the iPhone, of course.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Peter had bought a bunch of vintage keyboards and old drum machines.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Immense cascades of chords up and down the keyboard convert the entire upper body into a lever.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The screen reader pulls the page navigation into the keyboard.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2023
  • My eyes obsessively scan across the keyboard as my pupils absorb blue light for over eight hours per day.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Pencils were the go-to because keyboards hadn’t evolved from pianos and typewriters.
    Bruce Roberts, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023

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