How to Use hob in a Sentence

hob

noun
  • Even burners on the gas hob appeared to be switched on.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The separate kitchen with its bright red freestanding unit is large enough to sit in, but with only a two-hob stove, a small kettle and an espresso machine, it’s not designed for cooking.
    — Eleanor Cording-Booth, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025
  • When the stars are in full celebration mode, hob-nobbing and sipping cocktails, what really happens behind the scenes and during commercial breaks?
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The compact kitchen block has a sink and dual-hob induction cooktop up on the counter and a 95-L compressor fridge/freezer down below next to the drawers.
    — New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The finish also blends well with the black kitchen cabinets, which are fitted with an induction hob, extractor hood, small sink (also in black) and refrigerator.
    — Stefan Ionescu june 04, New Atlas, 4 June 2026
  • The kitchen block across the way is pretty conventional and relies on a portable single-hob induction cooktop that can be used on the counter or outside via the AC electrical outlet.
    — New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • The battery also lets engineers design the stove to draw more current than even a wiring upgrade might allow, which can bring results such as short warm-up times for the oven and simultaneous use of high power on all four induction hobs.
    — Ian Baker december 04, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
  • It’s taken a different approach from Copper’s to the cooktop’s specification, providing hobs in multiple sizes and with lower maximum power outputs.
    — Ian Baker december 04, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Vanlab includes a portable single-hob induction cooker that campers can plug directly into the PV5's electrical socket to take advantage of the van's vehicle-to-load capability.
    — New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2026
  • For those interested in exploring the performance available from the technology, there is the Impulse cooktop with its four 10-kW hobs – but it's priced at $6,000-$7,000 for the cooktop alone, and is not necessarily space-compatible with your existing under-bench oven.
    — Ian Baker december 04, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025

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