How to Use automatic in a Sentence

automatic

1 of 2 adjective

• She always has an automatic smile for everyone.
• Without thinking, he gave an automatic reply.
• That said, an artist not matching their opus isn’t the automatic mark of a miss.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
• The Suns remained one game behind the Suns for the No. 6 seed and an automatic playoff berth.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
• The man, who was armed with an automatic weapon, opened fire on Israeli troops, killing a male soldier.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
• Posting a bond in the full amount would trigger an automatic stay.
  — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
• But this 0-to-60 time is a tenth of a second quicker than that of a Camaro V-6 automatic.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2023
• The question, of course, is where did a prisoner get an automatic weapon?
  — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 May 2023
• But the automatic review of the penalty — a USFL-only rule — showed no contact, and the touchdown stood.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2023
• The Cardinals scored their automatic runner in the 10th, taking a 6-5 lead.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• Bautista has been largely automatic in the ninth inning, as well as in the times he has been tasked with an additional out or three on the front and back ends of that frame.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2023
• The top six teams in each conference will secure automatic playoff berths while the next four teams will have to fight their way in through the play-in tournament.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
• All of the best automatic boxes have safety features that stop cleaning cycles if a cat jumps in—and in some cases even get close to it.
  — Condé Nast, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
• Most brains eventually learn to do all these steps so fast that the action seems automatic.
  — Sarah Carr, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
• It’s never been easier pop open a bottle of vino with this automatic wine opener, which pulls out the cork at the touch of a button.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
• All of which means … The Mountain West champion will have an excellent chance to claim an automatic bid.
  — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
• Smaller and lighter with far fewer moving parts, a quartz watch can be much thinner than an automatic.
  — Brad Lanphear, menshealth.com, 14 May 2023
• Miller compares Arc’s tools to the automatic cruise control on a car, rather than some complete, self-driving software.
  — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2023
• The league will make that decision and check to see if any players who weren’t in the game at the time of the scuffle left their respective bench, which can lead to an automatic suspension.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
• There are a nice handful of techy touches, too, like a multi-room audio system and automatic shades.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
• Those trapped inside captured the grim scene on their cell phones: assailants fanning out with weapons drawn, bursts of automatic gunfire, bodies slumped on the floor.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
• Still, for a super speedy cup of joe, this automatic machine is an excellent choice.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
• That extends to the flash, which is fully automatic but not always on like other models.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
• The planning used by the program is fully automatic and based on an algorithm.
  — Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023
• Some are manual and have to be cocked by hand, some are automatic, and powered by batteries.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 24 May 2023
• The most lavish option is a Mercedes five-speed automatic.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 16 Aug. 2023
• The long, slender pool and the adjoining spa, shaded by trees and outfitted with an automatic cover, are flanked by a sunbathing deck and a small putting green.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2024
• The overall leading vote-getter in the initial phase will earn an automatic start at his position.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
• However, the traditional title for the heir is not automatic — it must be bestowed by the monarch.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
• The watch is powered by an automatic movement with a 45-hour power reserve, and comes in 18 karat rose gold case and integrated bracelet.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023

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automatic

2 of 2 noun

• Will your next car be a manual or an automatic?
• This gives you the most power and the nine-speed automatic, which is preferable to the CVT.
  — cleveland, 11 July 2020
• With the dual-clutch automatic, expect to see 60-mph times in the low- to mid-fours.
  — Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 21 Dec. 2020
• The 10-speed automatic is happy to keep it in its torquey sweet spot.
  — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 8 July 2020
• To make matters worse, the mill was mated to a two-speed automatic.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022
• Not that the 7-speed dual-clutch automatic is any slouch.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2021
• The Frontier offers the most power in the segment thanks to its 310-hp V-6, which pairs with a nine-speed automatic.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 July 2022
• Working with a nine-speed automatic, the Titan can tow up to 9320 pounds.
  — Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver, 23 Sep. 2022
• See the rest of Diplo's tweets below: That’s not a reason to not ban automatics weapons .
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2017
• These days, few humans can shift gears faster and smarter than a good automatic anyway.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 25 Nov. 2020
• The transmission, a seven-speed automatic, is sort of a perfect metaphor for the car overall.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 19 Sep. 2020
• The transmission is a quick and smooth eight-speed dual-clutch automatic.
  — cleveland, 4 July 2020
• Even then, no one can conceal-carry, and semi-automatics are out of the question.
  — Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, 3 Oct. 2017
• The Porsche's 541-hp twin-turbo V-8 and eight-speed automatic is the only powertrain.
  — Austin Irwin and Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2021
• There's no manual; Chevy didn't go that far and is sticking with the eight-speed dual-clutch automatic.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2021
• Into that hole went a 200-hp electric motor from a Chevrolet Bolt EV and a fresh four-speed automatic.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 5 June 2021
• The six-speed automatic is now only available on the top Grand Touring model.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2021
• All Pathfinder models come with a 3.5-liter V-6 engine and a nine-speed automatic.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 9 June 2021
• While the rest of the class has eight- or nine-speed conventional automatics, Porsche persists with a dual-clutch that adds one gear this year for a total of eight.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 18 July 2017
• The rest are outfitted with 8-speed automatics that can be had in a sport version that adds steering wheel paddle shifters.
  — Tom Voelk, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2017
• An eight-speed dual-clutch automatic (a Corvette first) is the sole transmission.
  — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 10 Dec. 2022
• Newman and Riverside played for many seasons in the same district, making this game an automatic to be played.
  — Chris Dabe, NOLA.com, 29 Oct. 2020
• Gun stores in New Zealand sold out of semi-automatics as gun enthusiasts panic-bought in the wake of a ban.
  — Zac Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2019
• Stacking the gains, Toyota bolts the turbo four to a six-speed automatic that uses a wet clutch instead of a torque converter.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 25 Oct. 2022
• To offer a stick shift in the 911, Porsche converted its dual-clutch automatic to work like a manual trans.
  — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2020
• Fuel economy ratings with the base engine and the eight-speed automatic are impressive at 30 mpg in the city and 40 mpg highway.
  — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2020
• The only automatics available to the public are those that were in circulation before a 1986 ban.
  — Ryan Santistevan, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2017
• The only transmission on offer is a 9-speed automatic, and all-wheel drive is a standard feature.
  — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
• The transmission is an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic, and the 2.5T also comes with standard front-wheel drive and optional all-wheel drive.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 12 Oct. 2020
• The decline of the true manual—thanks to the ease of automatics and the future-tech of paddle shifters in fancy cars—means that fewer Americans are exposed to stick-shift cars.
  — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 2 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 3 May 2024