How to Use transmit in a Sentence

transmit

verb
  • The disease is transmitted by sexual contact.
  • The radio transmits on two different frequencies.
  • The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones.
  • The version of the virus that transmits in the DRC is known as clade I.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The tick needs to be attached for 36 to 48 hours to transmit the virus, according to the CDC.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The video was transmitted through space at a record speed of 101 seconds.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Biden said the deal had been transmitted to Israel and Hamas, through Qatar.
    Abc News, ABC News, 3 June 2024
  • So take take a deep breath, throw on some Revolver, and try to transmit them his way at noon.
    Vulture, 5 July 2023
  • Flies carrying the parasite then lay eggs on the face of the host, transmitting the worm to its eye.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Sensory nerves in the limbs send signals to motor neurons in the spinal cord, which in turn transmit them to the brain.
    WIRED, 20 Feb. 2023
  • And so those concerns transmit, still, over to this product.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2022
  • This gel is needed to prevent air pockets and to transmit sound waves.
    Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The virus can not be transmitted from person to person.
    Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2024
  • The last type are the American dog and brown dog ticks, which are all over the state, Hill said, and can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2022
  • This is the only type of plague that can be transmitted between people.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The substance suspected to be cocaine was transmitted to the State Crime Lab in April 2024.
    Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Affected nerves can include ones that transmit messages between the brain and spine and other parts of the body, such as the legs.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • What is the most common disease in deer? Can deer transmit disease to humans?
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Birds using dairy ponds likely transmitted the virus to dairy cows.
    Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
  • Since then, my whole life has been trying to put together songs like that, and to transmit that feeling.
    Arsenio Orteza, SPIN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Those with the disease cannot transmit it without symptoms.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 22 July 2022
  • Wearing wedge heels decreased the range of motion in your ankles and transmits less force to the plantar fascia.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 July 2023
  • For a disease to be transmitted, a tick must remain connected to its host for about 24 to 36 hours.
    Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the software used to transmit cell calls slices off chunks of your voice’s frequencies and squeezes sounds through the equivalent of a narrow tube.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Children can also transmit the disease to others at school or at home.
    Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • In most cases, a tick has to be attached for around 36 to 48 hours before the bacteria can be transmitted.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
  • It’s not yet known whether live virus can be transmitted to people who consume milk that hasn’t been heat-treated.
    Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 14 May 2024
  • There’s no high-speed internet between Earth and Mars, so there are limits on the data that a rover can transmit home.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022
  • An eight-speed automatic transmission transmits the engine’s power to the front wheels.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Sometimes these mutations have little effect on its ability to transmit between organisms or cause severe disease.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024

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