How to Use OEM in a Sentence

OEM

noun
  • And for citywide alerts, only OEM will be authorized to send.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Launches are usually synced with OEM partners that have new products that use the new chips.
    — Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Oftentimes, cheaper parts are available that perform just as well as the OEM parts.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
  • But, in market, each one is skinned differently and matched with unique-to-OEM services.
    — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But the fact that this deal was made with an OEM like Stellantis is still significant.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2023
  • For a small-ish Shenzhen OEM, the hardware feels very polished and premium.
    — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • It will be placed next to the right-hand alt key on most keyboards, with the placement varying by OEM and across different markets.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
  • It can be deployed at scale and bundled with smart displays directly from Lenovo's OEM branch.
    — PCMAG, 19 June 2024
  • Trucking fleets want to see healthy competition across the truck-makers and each OEM has one or more partners to launch products.
    — Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Invariably, any customization a driver might want to do only exists within the bounds set up by that OEM.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
  • When in doubt, compare the part number of the aftermarket rotor to your OEM rotor’s part number.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Auto mechanics will often attempt to upsell the OEM air filters.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • As a result, Lenovo has turned to OEM partnerships to address the high-end market segment.
    — Matt Kimball, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • On one side is companies still trapped in low-margin OEM manufacturing for overseas brands.
    — Li Jun, Footwear News, 31 May 2026
  • And what that really means is, if there are no regulations, then every OEM is going to go back to their cultural norm.
    — Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Holmes Elementary School will serve as a massive shelter for the next five nights, according to the OEM.
    — Ida Siegal, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Most vehicles come with OEM plush carpet flooring designed mainly for comfort and appearance.
    — New Atlas, 26 May 2026
  • Were the parts original equipment by the manufacturer (OEM) or generic?
    — Daniel Bortz, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • But also any other Android OEM that ship with Google’s Mobile Services.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The threshold to use an emergency alert was only met once the fire started and began to threaten communities, the OEM statement said.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • It is aimed at OEM battery systems to help delay fire propagation during rare but dangerous thermal runaway events.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • For a chip manufacturer, choosing between Nvidia and a Ford (or any OEM) has become a no-brainer.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • In the mobility industry, Spiber and its partners have started OEM trials.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Aside from emergency situations, the OEM tests the outdoor warning system on the first Wednesday of every month at noon.
    — Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 16 June 2023
  • The fashion industry can no longer operate purely through OEM logic or tariff arbitrage.
    — Li Jun, Footwear News, 31 May 2026
  • Samsung—Android’s leading OEM, has gone even further to eradicate sideloading, at least for its mainstream users.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • All local channels will be interrupted if a tornado warning is issued, according to the OEM.
    — Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 16 June 2023
  • Second, a shift from aftermarket to OEM partnerships, where dash cams become factory-installed as part of the car’s sensor suite.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Supervision is mostly design with Chinese OEM cars — which will be impacted by the import tariffs.
    — Hakyung Kim,fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 July 2024
  • Basically, a product that looks and feels premium, with a level of customization no other OEM is offering.
    — Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

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