How to Use always-on in a Sentence

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  • But this kind of proactive, always-on agent is where a lot of businesses want to go.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Thread is now poised to handle smart-home devices and always-on sensors.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
  • In today’s always-on world, the concept of work-life balance is a myth.
    — Rekha Thomas, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Oh, and 24 hours of battery life — this time with the always-on display.
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The display updates once per second in always-on mode instead of once per minute.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
  • An always-on environment can lead to burnout.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • An always-on environment can lead to burnout.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • An always-on environment can lead to burnout.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The right technology Kids live in an always-on world.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Garmin rates its stamina at 10 days of normal use or four days in its always-on display mode.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • It’s not defined by its shootouts and red-light-always-on entertainment.
    — Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The always-on screen supports variable refresh rates for smoother motion.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But always-on markets compress the time available to react.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Plus, the wearable sports the same large, always-on display as the Series 9.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And thanks to new display technology, the always-on watch display is brighter from the side.
    — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The Pro iPhones are still the only ones that support the always-on display.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The always-on workday killed the lunch break, but now workers are using AI to claw it back.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Building trust is integral to the success of always-on programs.
    — Tyler Moebius, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The 10 Pro models have always had an always-on display.
    — PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • All three panels support an always-on mode and reach up to 2,600 nits in brightness.
    — Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But things changed with the Model 3 and its always-on magnetic motor.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2023
  • And then there’s the world of always-on streaming, in which the temptations of parasociality are even more acute.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The Ultra 2 rocks a bigger, brighter, always-on screen that’s easy to check during workouts or glances.
    — PC Magazine, 20 Nov. 2025
  • But those stores should be secured, and Play Protect and the live threat detection should be always-on.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In an instant-everything, always-on world, finding the time to take a breath, a beat, and a moment to yourself isn’t easy.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
  • The most intrusive form of employee monitoring is via an always-on, live video feed.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • People didn’t even have always-on Internet connections in most homes.
    — Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2014
  • The display will lack ProMotion and always-on features.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
  • With over 50 always-on channels, Peacock has a fine selection of shows and movies to watch on demand.
    — Paul Brett, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The battery easily pushed through 33 hours with the always-on display, even with sleep tracking enabled.
    — Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025

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