How to Use antenna in a Sentence

antenna

noun
  • Oh, twist your arm through the antenna.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Tap or click here for what to look for in an antenna and my picks that work.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Tie bright colors to the antenna or raise the hood.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Tie bright colors to the antenna or raise the hood.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Many had white rags tied to the antenna or raised from a pole out the window.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Tune in with an antenna or your cable provider.
    — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • One of mine just happens to be metal with a red antenna on top!
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Gero held the antenna aloft and put his ear to some kind of receiver.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • These can be watched using an antenna.
    — R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Curl the pipe cleaners a little bit to look like a bug’s antenna.
    — Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • To catch those, the best way to watch is with a good HD antenna.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Its antenna is marked with charring and is missing a large chunk.
    — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The pair sat in a truck with an antenna on the roof and the radio equipment in the cab.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The wireless antenna on the roof had stopped working, and it could not be fixed.
    — Dan Levin, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020
  • At first, their antenna picked up three channels and then after a while a fourth came in.
    — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2018
  • The best way to watch for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Two wiry antennae sprouted from the top of its head, each topped with an eye the size of a ping-pong ball.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2019
  • The way to stop this is simply do not subscribe, get a free antenna, and don’t pay.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • The best way to do so for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Its small antenna and carrying strap sat above the earth.
    — Lauren Steele, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Such flight also risks damage to the antennas on the rear of the aircraft.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The antenna trails off from the bird’s tail and is fitted with a solar panel.
    — Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Nearly all parts of the antenna break down in the stomach within days.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Chen walked through the desert scrub holding a metal antenna in the air to pick up their signal.
    — Luke Runyon, azcentral, 9 Feb. 2020
  • The best way to watch over the air games for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Tie a brightly colored cloth to your antenna.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Yes, there are ways to bypass this with a digital antenna.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Each one comes with four high-grain antennas that provide stable signals.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • With your best friend, a humble TV antenna.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But someone ripped out all the wires on the antenna, and the old ship is missing a coil and won’t fly without it.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025

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