How to Use radio frequency in a Sentence

radio frequency

noun
  • The crews of the two trains were on different radio frequencies.
    — Will Englund, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2020
  • But there was another use for waves in the radio frequency right around the corner.
    — Erica Huang, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The type of radio frequency also gave them an idea of what sort of enemy drone was heading their way.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
  • The team tracks 23 of these pythons, each signaling at its own radio frequency.
    — Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, 11 July 2019
  • The cases were shown to shield more than 99% of the radio frequency waves emitted by cellphones.
    — Kavita Daswani, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
  • One is that the emissions of many of the bursts are biased toward specific radio frequencies.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2018
  • Guests can tune in to a radio frequency to hear music alongside alongside the visuals.
    — Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020
  • The term spectrum rights refers to using part of the radio frequency spectrum for transmitting data to and from space.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The laser beams can criss-cross without the interference that radio frequencies suffer from.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
  • After each set of radio pulses, the atoms relax and emit their own radio frequency signals, which reveal their new state.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2021
  • The boxes can pick up the radio frequency from a car key fob that's sitting on a table inside, hung up on a key rack, or even resting in a purse.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 27 Nov. 2019
  • The telescope will observe the asteroid for 10 hours across four bands of radio frequency.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Bailey, with headphones on, listened as the spirit box raced through radio frequencies for answers to questions the guests asked.
    — Jim Beaugez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Tonn said people are using small radio frequency blockers — a box about 3 by 3 inches in size — to block remotes that lock cars.
    — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Drones can also be spoofed by having their radio frequencies intercepted.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The technology crams more data and voice traffic onto the same radio frequencies.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The new agreement is meant to designate the radio frequencies over which 5G equipment can transmit.
    — Alexandra Witze, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Electrodes pulse radio frequency waves through the shells, targeting the space between the white and yolk where salmonella dwells.
    — Rebecca Huval, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Cellphones were found inside pouches specially designed to block radio frequencies to keep them from being tracked.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 June 2026
  • Once the structure that holds up the neck has been strengthened, Ultherapy and radio frequency treatments can firm and tighten the skin.
    — Emily Dudding, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Mar. 2016
  • Next, my trainer applied more training serum to my face before pulling out the radio frequency machine that had a remote-like device attached to it.
    — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Tonn said people are using small radio frequency blockers — a box about 3 inches by 3 inches in size — to block remotes that lock cars.
    — Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Pilots are required to self-report their position on and near the airport using a common radio frequency.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The machine used radio frequencies and Morse Code to transmit up to 1,000 miles.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
  • There’s also the GoTenna Mesh, which works on radio frequencies, rather than satellites.
    — Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2018
  • In certain cases, radio frequency jamming is used to disrupt wireless signals.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
  • The challenge Yakovenko faces is evading Russia’s efforts to jam radio frequencies used to control his drones.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • All supply radio frequency, or RF, components used in the iPhone.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Meanwhile, Sprint is using lower radio frequencies with longer ranges for its 5G buildout.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Profound is the first and only radio frequency micro-needling device that is FDA cleared for both the face and the body.
    — Angela Lei, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021

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