How to Use remote control in a Sentence

remote control

noun
  • Where did you put the remote control?
  • The bomb was detonated by remote control.
  • Where does the remote control go?
    — CNN Money, 3 May 2026
  • All of this can be controlled with the use of a remote control.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Tap or click for the best apps to turn your phone into a remote control.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2019
  • And if your remote control isn't working, that could be a tell.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2018
  • There's no sleep timer, speaker or remote control.
    — Alexander Cox, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Your remote control is one place a little bit of liquid is safe to use.
    — Fox News, 30 Oct. 2021
  • These can be used outdoors and even come with a remote control and are much safer than a naked flame.
    — Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • When the trucks reached their targets, the roofs opened by remote control, and the drones launched.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
  • So put down the remote control and back away from the computer right now.
    — Armin Brott, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The remote control fell off his lap and landed on the hardwood floor.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Even the remote control for the television down the hall is wrapped in gilt.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • His left index finger, the one on the remote control, was blown off.
    — New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Wring out excess moisture and wipe down all sides of the remote control.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Wring out excess moisture and wipe down all sides of the remote control.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Wring out excess moisture and wipe down all sides of the remote control.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • The frame has a remote control and can even show weather forecasts.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Fowler held a remote control for the net, which is designed to pop up and cover the nest.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2021
  • The process was crude, like someone using a remote control with their eyes closed.
    — Benny Evangelista, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018
  • She's written about the best remote control cars and best stroller and car seat combos.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Add-on features like remote controls and timers add to the ease of these cozy home accents.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Samantha wore her wedding dress, and that remote control car drove the rings down the aisle.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The unit features no buttons or remote control — just plug it in and watch your house light up.
    — Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Rudolph pushed a button on a homemade remote control.
    — John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That’s when humans have to step in and tell the machine what to do, or take it over with remote control.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
  • His brother picks up a remote control from the table and turns on the stereo at top volume.
    — Etgar Keret, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
  • The controls on the speaker and the remote control are simple to use.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 21 May 2021
  • There were motors around his eyes, so there was a guy doing the remote control for his eyebrow.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The counter area above the minibar and the remote control also had not been wiped between guests.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 1 July 2020

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