How to Use stereo in a Sentence

stereo

1 of 2 noun
  • Once Mom picked up the stereo and threw it at him.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And then the music on the phone in my pocket plays on my car stereo.
    — Damon Young, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
  • Which is very different from stereo.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • There is nothing like vinyl on big home stereo speakers that can fill a room with sound.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • His home was very quiet, with no instruments or even a stereo.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 June 2023
  • The seats are comfortable and the stereo can boil your organs.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The result was a stereo system like no other.
    — Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The Dreamer, who has a favorite playlist, fired up his stereo.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022
  • The old stereo mixes can be heard as slapdash or as downright avant-garde.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Weezer or the Doors blasting from my stereo, the ocean breeze in my hair.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • And in this new quiet, his heartbeat seemed broadcast in stereo.
    — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • First, there’s the blaring heavy metal music from the stereo.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The sound is also broadcast on stereo speakers.
    — Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
  • My mix was crude, to say the least, but even the Beatles got stereo wrong at first.
    — Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The intent was to make the sleek, modern stereo an object of desire.
    — Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The walls were covered with Ainu art, and Ainu music was on the stereo.
    — Helen Schulman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
  • That means bass drum, snare drum, stereo drum mix, bass guitar, mono, and a couple of guitar parts.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Inside, a long, gray bar — speckled like the surface of the moon — sits near a hi-fi stereo system.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • If not, put good vintage stereo equipment on the market for a collector to snatch up.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • If not, put good vintage stereo equipment on the market for a collector to snatch up.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Ali and his comrades burst through the curtain as Turkmen music blared on the stereo.
    — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The earpiece works in tandem with the down-firing speaker to produce stereo sound.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Owners rave about the precise midrange, the stereo imaging, and the general hi-fi sound.
    — Jack Baruth, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Those who knew her as a regular at social dances knew that Nhan would sit next to the stereo system.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Better yet, there’s no screen jutting up from the dash, and there’s even room for vents above the stereo (which features a tape deck).
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Spotify streams only in stereo.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
  • But even then the H3s will only be able to deliver Xbox sound in stereo.
    — John Archer, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • My cell phone’s alarm is beaten to the task of breaking my sleep by the sound of Mama’s ancient stereo.
    — Ishena Robinson, refinery29.com, 8 May 2022
  • This dishwasher would start to go, or the coffee maker would start to go, or the stereo would just turn on at full volume.
    — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023

stereo

2 of 2 adjective
  • Like, no one shoots a stereo film like James.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Now, the stereo, windshield wipers and chrome tires were gone.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • So that would be a stereo thing, because the mono has no panning.
    — Steve Marinucci, Billboard, 18 May 2017
  • Both phones now have stereo speakers, a boost from last year’s model.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 8 Mar. 2018
  • My brief was to create an all-in-one stereo speaker that sounded stereo.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The neighbors across the street have been blasting their stereo nonstop.
    — Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
  • King’s voice boomed from stereo speakers set on porches and sidewalks along the route.
    — Ashley McBride, ExpressNews.com, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Its stereo speakers are loud, and just lack a little of the bass impact of the very best.
    — Andrew Williams, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Speakers can be grouped to play in sync, or paired in the same room for more immersive, stereo sound.
    — Mark Vena, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The items taken were stereo equipment and some antique china.
    — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Stereo speakers, window shades and lights in the house and barn can be controlled by an iPad.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 23 June 2017
  • The sound New York makes before everyone is up, its stereo tremor.
    — Melinda Stevens, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2019
  • The Air does not support stereo recording or audio-zoom, either.
    — PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
  • After a turn as an accountant, the audiophile started to sell stereo gear and opened a store.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Other owners chimed in and said that their speakers can power on, but won’t connect in stereo pair or even play on their own.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 8 July 2021
  • The frame also includes a clock, calendar, and stereo speakers.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2019
  • With some distance between the two speakers to get the true stereo effect, the difference is night and day.
    — Brad Moon, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Stripped of stereo vision, the cuttlefish took longer to position themselves in front of the screen.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2020
  • This interest ran the gamut from cars to stereo equipment, computers and even barbeque.
    — courant.com, 1 July 2018
  • In the past, Australian police have also seized drugs hidden in snow globes and in stereo speakers.
    — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Sometimes, stereo equipment goes unnoticed as merchandise gets piled on top, so keep your eyes peeled for a true gem.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • Sometimes, stereo equipment goes unnoticed as merchandise gets piled on top, so keep your eyes peeled for a true gem.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Don't set the humidifier near your TV or stereo.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The use of stereo separation for more dynamic soundscapes plays out well, bouncing from ear to ear.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Hood stripped the finish and used some stain leftover from a build-your-own stereo speakers kit to give the bass a matte walnut finish.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Plug in with the 1/8-inch stereo mini-jack, or ditch the cord and listen wirelessly with bluetooth mode.
    — oregonlive, 2 May 2020
  • The speakers on the monitor and camera are tiny, so don’t expect stereo quality.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 20 May 2021
  • The big news is that the Era 100, unlike its predecessors, is stereo.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The iPad mini also will get stereo speakers for improved sound, Apple said.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2021
  • In addition to the notch, there's also a sizable bottom bezel featuring one of the two front stereo speakers.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Oct. 2018

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