How to Use analog in a Sentence

analog

1 of 2 adjective
  • It receives an analog video signal and converts it to a digital signal.
  • Telephone lines carry data in analog form.
  • That was still in the analog days.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
  • That’s where analog tools come in.
    — Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Thompson was old school and came from an analog age.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Tip jars can be an analog way to track progress, Pettway said.
    — ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Note the rose gold surrounds of the analog-style gauges.
    — Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • For many, learning how to have analog fun is just as much the goal.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Those touchstones of the past are almost longing for a more analog time.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The vinyl records themselves are very analog, the music’s pressed into the vinyl.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Feb. 2022
  • These earthy, analog metaphors, though, betray the centuries between us and the monks who wrote them.
    — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Thus, the quiet, analog-style cockpit.
    — New Atlas, 8 May 2026
  • This was an analog world, a world in which serendipity was still possible.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The technology-free zone forces you to keep track of your people analog-style.
    — New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • And the coolest thing for young people is to make compilations again, analog stuff.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 May 2023
  • Like most people her age, Woods grew up in an analog world of paper checks and paper maps.
    — Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The remix hits hazy with analog edge, filling your head with the smoky madness of a night underground.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2020
  • This year, Michaels has been leaning into the analog lifestyle trend.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026
  • When will my analog measure of a tight grip really factor into a game or app?
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 28 June 2019
  • Best alarm clocks This classy-looking clock is fully analog and uses two bells to sound its alarm.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
  • The old one, raised in 2007, is now analog by today’s standards.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021
  • All things being equal, digital scales tend to be more accurate than analog ones.
    — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022
  • How is the ‘analog lifestyle’ trend different?
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • How is the ‘analog lifestyle’ trend different?
    — Karen Garcia, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Studio isn’t just for analog listening, though.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
  • Quite possibly the best analog kid energy quencher on planet earth.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The hobby remains stubbornly analog at its core.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
  • Changing with the times There was a time when working on a car was an analog experience.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In that sense, a fully analog test would provide the same results with better privacy.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Highly flammable, nitrate film was one of the most flagrant mixed blessings ever bestowed on an analog art form.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2017

analog

2 of 2 noun
  • The analog fetish is good for books.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
  • So weary that the kids are going analog.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
  • At that time, there was only analog.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • My kids used to have a babysitter who couldn't read an analog clock.
    — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 June 2026
  • There is no better way to go analog than to have your hands in some dough.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • These wearables blend moving analog watch hands with a screen.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • An all-analog mass redreaming of a book.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t be fooled by its breezy ’60s-analog vintage pop sound.
    — Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Lum still works in analog film, not digital.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Back in the ’80s, though, research was analog.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • One seems to have an analog clock built into the rear camera island.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 1 May 2026
  • Things became less analog, harder to fix.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • There's not many past analogs to draw from and say [with confidence] about how this is going to go.
    — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
  • To find out more about the analog supercar, check out the full story here.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
  • The rhythmic ticking of an analog clock could be grounding in some rooms.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The name Tapedeck might imply an analog service to some.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
  • Hardly any smartphones made these days have an analog headphone jack.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Wu-Tang’s passion for chess as an analog to life has long been a matter of record.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Looking for analogs There appear to be few past years like this one, Klotzbach said.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
  • The analog future isn’t a retreat.
    — Luba Kassova, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Records are analog recordings that capture the entire sound wave.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • This genre, while bizarre, does have analogs, albeit ones that seem far more aligned with the public interest.
    — WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
  • It was agreed that Lord and Miller wanted an analog patina.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Lately, there has been a turn among Gen Z into all things analog.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The analog timekeeper and denim have more in common than meets the eye.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Many students may not even have an analog clock in their home, and some schools have even switched to digital clocks.
    — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 June 2026
  • In the analog brain, waves could easily serve as those models, Miller says.
    — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The running, jumping, deeply analog Ethan is the perfect man to stop it—right?
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 July 2023
  • Gird your loins people, The Pitt is going analog.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Both have strong views on AI and what must remain analog for their careers to thrive.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 26 May 2026

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