How to Use ultrasonic in a Sentence

ultrasonic

adjective
  • Just submerge and let the ultrasonic waves do the work.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Bats bounce ultrasonic waves to locate prey, and bears can smell a carcass from miles away.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2018
  • Let the record sit for a few seconds with cleaner or spin for a few minutes in the ultrasonic basin.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Blowing snow can trick ultrasonic wind meters as well.
    — Josh Lew, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Some offices may still not be using the ultrasonic scaler for cleanings.
    — Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Some mechanics even use ultrasonic cleaners to clean parts in their shops.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
  • One part of the study involved recording the mice making ultrasonic chirps.
    — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The sensors send ultrasonic sound waves through your body from every angle.
    — Richard Lawler, The Verge, 18 June 2026
  • Most of the essential oil diffusers on our list are ultrasonic.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Wolff says that his school now avoids ultrasonic instruments for cleaning teeth.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Its ultrasonic and pulsating brush heads can help wake you up after a long flight or feel fresh anytime on the road.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2022
  • The front glass hides an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor on the screen.
    — Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Voice, video and even ultrasonic data are assessed by such solutions to do so.
    — Jyoti Prasad Bhatt, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Each square creates ultrasonic waves and records the ripples back at millions of times per second.
    — New Atlas, 26 June 2026
  • In order to compete, the robots had to have light and ultrasonic sensors.
    — Priscella Vega, Daily Pilot, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Some of the more covert tools promise to keep dogs from barking by using ultrasonic or high-pitched sounds that people can’t hear.
    — Sassafras Lowrey, Wired, 30 Jan. 2021
  • This ultrasonic cool mister from Crane is our favorite for cool misters.
    — Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Mice can be quite chatty, but much of their conversation takes place in an ultrasonic range that people can’t hear.
    — Amber Dance Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The research team recorded the ultrasonic squeaks that bats use for echolocation.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Meanwhile, the rest of the team looks into the case of Marines having damaged ear canals from ultrasonic waves.
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The researcher used a bat detector to listen in on the rats’ ultrasonic voices.
    — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • When separated from their nest, newborn mice make ultrasonic cries, too high-pitched for humans to hear.
    — Greg Miller, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Some window-covering cleaners use an ultrasonic process, in which the shades are dipped into a tank for cleaning.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Then, an ultrasonic distance sensor gives feedback to the computer so that the charging arm doesn't strike the car.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2021
  • In practice, a transducer emits ultrasonic waves that travel through air and reflect back toward the source.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
  • This ultrasonic cool mist humidifier is one of the quietest ones in the market.
    — Noma Nazish, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Her best long-term suggestion is to pick up ultrasonic devices at your local hardware store or purchase a few online.
    — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026
  • The cameras, as well as ultrasonic sensors, ensure the robot doesn’t bump into things or people.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The researchers used a thin layer of honey to attach ultrasonic transmitters and sensors to the ends of the rods.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026
  • One step up are ultrasonic mole repellent devices that emit sonic pulses and cause vibrations deep in the soil.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026

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