How to Use low frequency in a Sentence

low frequency

noun
  • At low frequencies, the ionosphere kicks in and gets in the way.
    — Sarah Scoles, Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The three lowest frequencies are used to encode language as a sound wave.
    — National Geographic, 16 May 2018
  • That signal then shifts from higher to lower frequencies as the shock slows.
    — Quanta Magazine, 28 Feb. 2019
  • Deep side balconies provide enough space for low frequencies to scatter and bounce.
    — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2018
  • Less common is a type that is detectable at lower frequencies.
    — Alexandra Witze, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The former offers deep low frequency, while the latter provides lots of bass.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
  • The former offers deep low frequency, while the latter provides lots of bass.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • These handy stakes are solar powered and emit low frequency sounds that gophers hate but humans can’t hear.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
  • If there’s any kind of low frequencies or dissension in there, that’s what messes up the scheduling.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2023
  • If there's any kind of low frequencies or dissension in there, that's what messes up the scheduling.
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
  • To escape the ionosphere that blocks lower frequencies, radio astronomers will have to search from space or the far side of the moon.
    — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The report emphasizes a low frequency of fires in the area, and the ability to contain fires if need be.
    — Virginia Langmaid and Judson Jones, CNN, 2 July 2020
  • However, their ears were likely attuned to picking up low frequency sounds.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Our business has a lower frequency than fashion, but its value and stickiness is more.
    — Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, 22 July 2019
  • Despite their low frequency, these waves could be captured by a radio telescope—if our atmosphere wasn’t in the way.
    — Chris Wright, Wired, 15 June 2021
  • The speakers also do a decent job of projecting low frequencies.
    — PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • And Himalayans howl their own tune, with cries of a shorter duration and lower frequency than those of grays.
    — Virginia Morell, Science | AAAS, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The bell and diaphragm devices have a wide, flat side for high frequencies and a smaller, concave side for low frequencies.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some minimize echoes by putting more space between notes, while others use low frequencies that travel farther.
    — Marion Renault, Popular Science, 27 Jan. 2020
  • From the bass triplets to the sub-bass quarter notes, the speakers handle low frequencies with aplomb and give the tune its bouncing energy.
    — PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
  • But the low frequency of the firing and the amount of glutamate released wasn’t enough to cause the neighboring neurons to fire.
    — Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2015
  • The greater the distance the signal has traveled, the greater the delay of the lower frequencies usually is.
    — Yvette Cendes, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2019
  • But a broad shelf gives the waves time to interact with each other, perhaps stretching into a longer, lower frequency wave.
    — National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The low frequencies are more exposed in this mix, and the earbuds render nearly all of it—even the deepest notes have a pleasing rumble.
    — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Very low frequency sounds are perceived as vibrations by the inner ear, which has close links to balance, rhythm, and the motor system.
    — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • These ultralight noise-canceling sports earbuds block out low frequency noise by up to 95%.
    — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The animals can produce low frequency drumming sounds by flexing their muscles against their swim bladder.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
  • On one side of this band, there is electromagnetic radiation that is too long wavelength and low frequency for our eyes to see.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Sprint is using a lower frequency, which gets them wider coverage without the obstacles.
    — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Slow oscillations, characterized by high peaks and low frequency, sweep throughout much of the brain.
    — Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2019

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