How to Use regulate in a Sentence

regulate

verb
  • The dam regulates the flow of water into the river.
  • The government regulates how much lead may be found in our water supply.
  • We need better laws to regulate the content of the Internet.
  • Laws have been made to regulate working conditions.
  • The department regulates foreign trade.
  • As if that weren't enough to keep your vision clear on the slopes, these goggles also feature dual-pane lenses that regulate temperature to prevent fog.
    Leslie Hsu Oh, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
  • When there's enough cortisol in the bloodstream, the brain gets the message and regulates production accordingly.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, one of the easiest ways to regulate your circadian rhythm is to simply expose yourself to sunlight within the first hour after waking.
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The Academy has a variety of rules in place that regulate how Oscar campaigns can operate.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Listening to mood-matching music is a very adaptive way to regulate as the experience of listening to the music catalyzes the emotion out of them.
    Elissa Strauss, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • An ideal layering system, which typically consists of a base layer, mid layer, and outer layer, is a good way to regulate your body heat and keep yourself dry.
    Josh Laskin, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2023
  • What’s more is that the rich-terpene blend in these CBD capsules has been known to help regulate emotions and mood, promote relaxation, and reduce stress.
    Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Ringeisen would like to be able to turn up or down genes that regulate inflammation, potentially treating diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The current helps regulate temperatures worldwide and keep Antarctica cold.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Officials said the president, for example, does not have the authority to regulate rent nationwide.
    Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The term is all-encompassing for a group of brain disorders that affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which regulate a person's personality, speech and emotions.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Fiber keeps you fuller for longer and regulates your appetite.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
  • But experts say there are still huge holes in the ways many products are regulated in the U.S.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 9 May 2024
  • One of the key problems with trying to regulate AI is trying to define it.
    Jennifer Huddleston, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But either way was like the two extremes of no goodness and Aliza taught me to regulate myself, which again was like, okay.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Schumer has urged his colleagues in Congress to craft rules for regulating AI.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Engel worked at the city’s Department of Transportation, which regulates Citi Bike, when the first fleet launched.
    John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2023
  • Instead, the game is regulated by its players, who call and dispute their own fouls.
    Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • As dealer Peter Hay Halpert points out, they have been regulated back to the closet.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 28 June 2024
  • So far, lawmakers have taken no steps to regulate the influx of delta-8 and products like it.
    Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The fiber found in oatmeal can impact hormones that regulate hunger and appetite.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Produced in the gut, GLP-1 lowers blood sugar, slows the emptying of the stomach, and regulates appetite.
    WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Many experts recommend growing the keiki in the same pot as its mother for the first year to help regulate moisture.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
  • So will the federal government step in to regulate them?
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This is the same industry that’s trying to regulate itself.
    Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023

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