How to Use remote in a Sentence

remote

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of remotenext
Synonyms for remotenext
  • The mission is to transport medical supplies to remote areas of the globe.
  • She enjoys reading about remote lands.
  • There is a remote possibility that I'll be free Friday night.
  • With the roads impassable, she’s forced to wait out the storm at a remote highway rest stop.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Camping Beach has been the island’s nude beach since the 70s, and tiny, remote Faneromeni Beach is worth traversing the goat track road.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2023
  • When they’re offered the chance to live and work at the remote Royal Hotel, Liv only sees the upside.
    — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
  • No antivenom was available at the remote site, a five-day hike from the nearest town.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • In the darkness underground, the wreckage above feels remote, and silent horror fills the void.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The answer, still, lies with the lure of remote work, and a very particular type of city is driving the increase.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The firefighter lay bleeding at the remote station in Agua Dulce.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • And from that point on, Tony Conte, the undercover agent, got a remote starter for his car.
    — Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Many of these technologies are being developed and worked on by teams across the globe thanks to the rapid growth of remote work.
    — Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • For the remote worker Give your loved one the gift of never having to reheat their coffee in the microwave again.
    — Karen I. Chen, wsj.com, 17 Nov. 2023
  • There is also no remote release for the rear hatch, and the radio buttons are about the size of a baby's toenails.
    — Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
  • The trail opened up a broad stretch of hills to backpacking – and allowed for a true remote experience.
    — Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Listings for remote jobs have also trended up in many cities.
    — Time, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The high school pivoted to remote learning the following day.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Even Zoom, the company that helped to usher in the age of remote work, has now ordered its employees back to HQ for at least two days a week.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But there’s hope that broadband and remote work and the low cost of living might bring young folks home to new opportunities.
    — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
  • The midday gray blackening, then brightening, on account of a remote and veiled disk of sun and moon.
    — John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The first deputy of a SWAT team arrived about 25 minutes later due to the remote location, the department wrote in a press release.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • One of the greatest challenges is that many wrecks are undiscovered or in remote locations.
    — Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • While that may have shifted as more fathers choose remote work, not many are deciding to become stay-at-home dads.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
  • During the pandemic, when most schools went remote and exams were online, Chegg’s stock price more than tripled.
    — Rachel Shin, Fortune, 12 July 2023
  • By Monday, the official response was more noticeable even in some of the most remote areas.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Then on Thursday the park reopened access to two remote northern features.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • There are also some remote internships available from time to time.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Denise was taken captive to a remote location, where she was drugged and raped twice by her abductor.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • These mini lights can connect one to the next, linking up to 10 strands to one transformer and remote, giving you control of a vast amount of sparkles with a simple click of a button.
    — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Tucked away in the Baltic Sea near Helsinki, the remote archipelago offers eight-and-a-half acres and is best accessed by boat or helicopter.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
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remote

2 of 2 noun
  • The remote keeps track of the time, calories burned, etc.
    — Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This means the remote is the only way to operate the fan.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
  • This handy remote can work with the Mini and the Pro products.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • If that’s not enough, the Displace TV doesn’t need a remote.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Like the struggle to keep your dog from chewing the remote.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The spray works well on toys, remotes, pet items, and even fabric.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Oh, and maybe a new remote could see some of the gaming strengths return.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • Use the wireless remote to change colors, set a timer, and more.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Chances are that most people there don’t have access to the remote.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The war over remote vs. in-office work is over, and hybrid has won.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 13 July 2023
  • Remapper works by mimicking the app the remote is meant to launch.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The days of losing their keys, bags or remote would be over with this nifty device.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022
  • There’s a place for your phone to wirelessly charge, to put your drink, to keep your snacks, and to stash your remote.
    — Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • String them up on a patio or around a tree and use the remote to switch between eight light modes.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Keep in Mind There’s no timer or remote for these candles.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The ceiling fan comes with a simple pull chain, which means there's no remote for your child to lose.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Your phone very often is sort of the central remote for a lot of these devices.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 5 May 2023
  • Consider also the in-hand remote that can spark the two rumbly motors up to a 10 foot range.
    — Laura Delarato, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Users can toggle the size of each window using a remote that comes with the display.
    — Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Each remote will work on the whole set of nine, or the collection could split into two groups for the two remotes.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • As a hush came over the audience, Newton went around the room, turned off the vintage lamps, picked up a remote, and hit play.
    — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • In the end, Janet picked a new remote that looked nothing like the old one, because novelty was hard to come by.
    — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022
  • The decoy feature has variable speeds and is controlled by the remote.
    — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Long press on the focus button to bring up a target and then press the arrow keys on the remote to focus the image.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
  • The Wingman Remote is a small, circular remote that fits and snaps onto the top of the speaker.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 20 June 2022
  • As with most Dysons, the remote (which is magnetized to stay put on the device’s top) or app can be used to control the machine.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • On the downside, these heated socks lack a wireless remote.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Our testers enjoyed being able to use the remote from a bed or couch without having to get up to change the fan settings.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2023
  • Keep in mind that although the data is displayed both on the remote and the app, the treadmill itself does not have a display screen.
    — Kelsey Kunik, Rd, Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • In mid-2022, there was about one violent crime for every one million rides on the subway, according to a New York Times analysis, making the chances of falling victim to such a crime remote.
    — Ana Ley, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024

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