How to Use range finder in a Sentence

range finder

noun
  • For now, Sergeant Pysanka is focused on learning the range finder.
    — New York Times, 6 June 2022
  • Optional attachments can holster your bear spray and range finder.
    — Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2021
  • There are two on the case for attaching an optional range finder, a torch, or other accessories.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The researchers added a range finder and a Wi-Fi sensor so the robot can avoid obstructions.
    — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Google’s driverless cars are equipped with video cameras, GPS units, radar sensors, and a laser range finder.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2011
  • Many groundskeepers chafe at a recent trend in which visiting coaches wander the outfield grass with range finders before games.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • Investigators also found body armor, range finders and a homemade gas mask.
    — Adam Goldman and Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • From their control room in Houston, the mission operators watched with fraying nerves, as their range finders had failed.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The cameras were trained at the road and activated by an array of ambient light sensors, range finders, and remote speedometers.
    — Russell Brandom, The Verge, 5 June 2018
  • Additionally, WildCat’s laser range finders gauge its distance above the ground.
    — David Wilson, Popular Mechanics, 16 Oct. 2019
  • When shopping for range finders for rifle hunting, maximum range of measurement becomes more critical.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Without proper training, the same dilemma facing Sergeant Pysanka’s unit and their lone range finder will be pervasive on a much larger scale.
    — New York Times, 6 June 2022
  • Surveyors often used a compass, measuring tape or laser range finder and an inclinometer to record the direction, distance and slope of the passage.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Golfers often camp outside new stores for days ahead of opening for a chance to win golf equipment like iron sets, drivers, putters, range finders, apparel, footwear and more, Mahoney said.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
  • The Mcity test car carries lidar (a laser range finder) both for a theater-in-the-round view (provided by the rotating roof tower) and for a look-ahead focus.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2019
  • On Walmart This range finder provides accurate measurements quickly to help golfers determine the distance their swing will need.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Concentrated, unfiltered sunlight can damage your single lens reflex camera’s sensor and cause eye damage when viewed through the optics of a range finder camera.
    — Wsj Roundup, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Dazzle camouflage was most effective in World War I, when most sailors were using basic periscopes and optical range finders to find their targets.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
  • But in all realities, the E3 uses two auto-focus points – like a stereo range finder – for engraving over uneven or concave/convex surfaces.
    — New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The laser beam would be reflected back to the range finder, which measured how long the beam’s round-trip took and translated that into distances that were accurate to within 6/100 of an inch per mile.
    — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019
  • Major automakers—along with upstarts such as Tesla and Uber—are racing to put self-driving cars on the road, leading to advances in enabling technologies such as laser range finders known as lidars.
    — Michael Belfiore, Scientific American, 1 May 2017
  • The figure features Boba Fett's signature Mandalorian armor, a swiveling helmet range finder, jetpack, blaster and a fabric cape.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Round robin presentation of Leica range finder, Fujifilm medium format, and Nikon Z9 cameras.
    — Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Secret Service’s own review of the shooting revealed the agency’s officers weren’t using the same radios as local authorities the day of the shooting, so warnings about a suspicious man with a range finder were delayed.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Other marine-binocular features might include a range finder or even stabilization technology, which makes higher-power glass (say above 7x magnification) more functional in the confines of a rocking boat.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 21 Oct. 2019
  • In addition to the military-style rifle, agents found a sniper rifle painted in camouflage, two thermal scopes, a range finder used by snipers, ammunition, a helmet, camouflage tactical gear and a knife emblazoned with the Base insignia.
    — James Verini, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The company said the spacecraft's laser range finder, or LRF, experienced an anomaly that prevented Resilience from obtaining valid measurements of its distance from the lunar surface.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 24 June 2025
  • Even as the laser found applications in science and technology, giving rise to miracle surgery and revolutionary communications, lasers mainly found military applications as targeting systems and range finders.
    — New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
  • These range finder binoculars provide fast measurement up to 540 yards, are super lightweight and portable, sport a water-resistant body and come with basic essentials like a carrying pouch, CR2 battery and microfiber cleaning cloth.
    — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022

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