in·dus·tri·al
in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
1
: of or relating to industry
2
: engaged in industry
the industrial classes
3
: characterized by highly developed industries
an industrial nation
4
: used in or developed for use in industry
industrial diamonds
5
: derived from human industry
industrial wealth
1
a
: one that is employed in industry
b
: a company engaged in industrial production or service
2
: a stock or bond issued by an industrial corporation or enterprise
Examples of industrial in a Sentence
Adjective
There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
By evoking his designs in the 1990s, Galliano continues to use the same tactics—calling upon historical silhouettes from moments of industrial change—to comment on the nature of commodity culture today.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
According to the latest state data, the transportation sector accounts for 39% of California's carbon emissions, the largest share of any sector and more than the industrial and power sectors combined.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
Human civilization, the proposal explained, had begun with hunter-gatherers, passed through the agrarian and industrial stages, and was fast approaching the end of the information age.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
The point is made obvious: fashion brands like Brandy Melville have built themselves on colonial fantasies at both an image and industrial level, but there are too-long segments rehashing fast fashion’s environmental damage that, though important, could make up a separate film.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Keeping up with the pace of technology has challenged Congress since the steam engine and the cotton gin transformed the nation's industrial and agricultural sectors.
—David Klepper, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
An industrial building constructed over a century ago, the 21-room boutique hotel offers luxury amenities like private balconies, deep soaking tubs, and gas fireplaces in each room and suite.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The analysis finds that the growth markets—a region comprising of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa—are most active in industrial enterprise metaverse applications, with 37% of total activations, compared with 36% and 27% for North America and Europe, respectively.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
María Soledad Davila Calero, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
However, traders saw opportunities in information technology, which came in as the top buy, followed by industrials.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
At a Bank of America industrials conference last month, Boeing’s chief financial officer, Brian West, acknowledged the impact of the company’s troubles on its customers.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
The southernmost section, zoned heavy industrial, hosts an auto repair shop; the upper half, zoned for commercial activity (that doesn’t involve alcohol), is an empty parking lot.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Small caps are often active in sectors like financials and industrials that tend to rise and fall with wider economic activity.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Top sectors in the fund were technology, health care, industrials, financial services and consumer cyclical.
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
In the industrials space, battery-technology and solar-energy companies are dominant—boosted by China’s ambitious renewable energy targets, as well as its dominant position in the mining and processing of many crucial raw materials.
—Martin Reeves, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
The Dow Jones Transportation Average, which tracks 20 US transportation stocks from railroads to airlines to delivery, has fallen 1.6% so far this year, underperforming the broader Dow industrials’ 2.2% gain.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Made in Ethiopia examines China’s increasing impact on Africa through the story of charismatic businesswomen Motto, who is tasked with launching the biggest Chinese industrial zone in Ethiopia.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
By evoking his designs in the 1990s, Galliano continues to use the same tactics—calling upon historical silhouettes from moments of industrial change—to comment on the nature of commodity culture today.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
According to the latest state data, the transportation sector accounts for 39% of California's carbon emissions, the largest share of any sector and more than the industrial and power sectors combined.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
Human civilization, the proposal explained, had begun with hunter-gatherers, passed through the agrarian and industrial stages, and was fast approaching the end of the information age.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
The point is made obvious: fashion brands like Brandy Melville have built themselves on colonial fantasies at both an image and industrial level, but there are too-long segments rehashing fast fashion’s environmental damage that, though important, could make up a separate film.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Keeping up with the pace of technology has challenged Congress since the steam engine and the cotton gin transformed the nation's industrial and agricultural sectors.
—David Klepper, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
An industrial building constructed over a century ago, the 21-room boutique hotel offers luxury amenities like private balconies, deep soaking tubs, and gas fireplaces in each room and suite.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The analysis finds that the growth markets—a region comprising of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa—are most active in industrial enterprise metaverse applications, with 37% of total activations, compared with 36% and 27% for North America and Europe, respectively.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
Deals in other sectors such as health care, industrials, and consumer discretionary returned -1%, -34%, and -28%, respectively.
—María Soledad Davila Calero, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
However, traders saw opportunities in information technology, which came in as the top buy, followed by industrials.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
At a Bank of America industrials conference last month, Boeing’s chief financial officer, Brian West, acknowledged the impact of the company’s troubles on its customers.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
The southernmost section, zoned heavy industrial, hosts an auto repair shop; the upper half, zoned for commercial activity (that doesn’t involve alcohol), is an empty parking lot.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Small caps are often active in sectors like financials and industrials that tend to rise and fall with wider economic activity.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Top sectors in the fund were technology, health care, industrials, financial services and consumer cyclical.
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
In the industrials space, battery-technology and solar-energy companies are dominant—boosted by China’s ambitious renewable energy targets, as well as its dominant position in the mining and processing of many crucial raw materials.
—Martin Reeves, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
The Dow Jones Transportation Average, which tracks 20 US transportation stocks from railroads to airlines to delivery, has fallen 1.6% so far this year, underperforming the broader Dow industrials’ 2.2% gain.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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