How to Use hygrometer in a Sentence

hygrometer

noun
  • Shut off the humidifier if your room starts to feel damp or use a hygrometer to keep an eye on humidity levels.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Use a digital hygrometer to check relative humidity in the room with the tree.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Use a digital hygrometer to check relative humidity in the room with the tree.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • By day two on high, a hygrometer reading showed an increase of 54 percent humidity.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
  • Swollen wood is one of the most common causes of a sticking door, so as part of your initial inspection, check the humidity levels in your home with a hygrometer.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2022
  • His first job is to follow her around with a hygrometer, testing the palace’s moisture levels in order to protect her from her fixation on poisoning via black mold.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 29 Feb. 2024
  • There’s even a hygrometer and humidifier to help ensure the air inside isn’t too dry or too humid to damage a delicate instrument.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The best way to measure humidity levels is with a hygrometer, according to Cutler.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 30 May 2024
  • Lastly, parents should invest in a hygrometer to monitor the humidity level in the baby’s room.
    — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 15 July 2024
  • First check the relative humidity in your home with a hygrometer, a small measuring device that’s often combined with a thermometer.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Checkley advises buying a thermostat with a humidity sensor, called a hygrometer, to track the level.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 12 June 2025
  • Big box stores sell inexpensive digital thermometers that include a hygrometer.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • Big box stores sell inexpensive digital thermometers that include a hygrometer.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
  • Use a hygrometer to monitor humidity, fix drainage or flooding issues, and consider a vapor barrier if moisture seeps in.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • As the humidity changes, the lengthening or shrinking of the hair strands causes the hygrometer to display the current relative humidity.
    — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • The wireless outdoor sensor features a thermometer, hygrometer, wind speed anemometer, wind direction vane and a self-emptying rainfall collector cup in a unit that is mounted on the roof.
    — Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2017
  • The only way to determine if your plant requires more humidity is to purchase a hygrometer or something akin to The Sill's handheld humidity meter.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2023
  • And according to the hygrometer on my indoor air quality monitors, my humidity was hovering at 32 percent.
    — Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Because of its sensitivity to moisture, human hair is used in hygrometers (weather instruments that measure humidity).
    — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • Use a hygrometer to monitor humidity levels.
    — Ryan Brennan may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Despite the discrepancy between the various hygrometer readings, the change in the humidity level was consistent.
    — Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
  • Holding up to 100 cigars, it is made from natural ebony and includes a humidifier, a hygrometer, an additional tray, and separators.
    — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • Contractors may use a moisture meter or hygrometer to take an accurate reading of the moisture levels in a home's substrate and general environment, which can inform material decisions.
    — Sarah Baird, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Clemente recommends monitoring indoor humidity with a hygrometer to see if your home actually needs additional humidity control.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
  • Since 1885, staff and volunteers have relied on many of the same instruments, including mercury and alcohol thermometers, hygrometers that use human hair to measure moisture in the air, and that glass sphere on the roof tracking the hours of bright sunshine.
    — Laura Martin Agudelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Sensors The sensors that typically come with a weather station include a thermometer, a barometric pressure measure, an anemometer to measure wind speeds and pressure, and a hygrometer to measure relative humidity.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The difference between these two thermometer measurements is charted against the actual air temperature (the temperature shown on the dry-bulb thermometer) to determine relative humidity (see also hygrometer).
    — John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Because some people enjoy flavors derived from either end of this moisture spectrum, a quality humidor with a finely adjustable hygrometer allows the aficionado to regulate for higher or lower moisture content according to personal preference.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 2 Apr. 2020
  • For best results, Oliver recommends monitoring your home’s humidity level with a hygrometer and adjusting your humidifier use accordingly.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
  • On the third use, our hygrometer indicated a 15 percent change in humidity whereas the dehumidifier’s hygrometer indicated an 8 percent change in humidity.
    — Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 31 July 2023

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