How to Use dial in a Sentence

dial

1 of 2 noun

• I had to keep adjusting the radio dial to make the station come in clearly.
• The clients who now have her on speed-dial?
  — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
• The dial has not moved too much from last week.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
• This put the Lemon dial on the map.
  — Thomas Wójtowicz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• This means there’s a lot to display on the dial.
  — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
• Press the pusher, and the dial comes alive.
  — Stephen Watson, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
• On the crossbar are two large dials.
  — Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
• The dial has shifted from last week.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 11 May 2026
• The small wheel at the center of the dial is an alarm that can be set.
  — Jerry L. Dobesh | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
• At least leave the fronds that form the shape of a clock dial from 9 to 3.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
• Wipe down handles, levers, and dials.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
• The green dial is an emerging trend, and looks great with the rose gold case and bracelet.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
• The watch is entirely white save for a huge pink dial.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
• Those watches always have dark blue dials, to evoke the night sky.
  — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
• One day, his mother brought home a faux fireplace that turned on with a dial.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 July 2023
• Some dials may be removed and washed by hand to remove any grime or buildup.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
• The best part is that it can all be done with the click of a button—no finicky dials or levers.
  — Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• This is the aqua dial version, 40 mm.
  — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
• The third is cased in 18-karat pink gold and fitted with a brown dial.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
• There’ve been lots of attempts in the last few months to move the dial on Farage.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
• The minute track on the main dial is white, while minute tracks on the subdials are black.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
• The gas burner clicks on with an easy-to-use dial, and the flame emanates from the left side.
  — June Kim, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2022
• Across from the Vista stage, there’s an old-school turn-dial phone just sitting there.
  — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
• Same with the space to the right of the shifter and start/stop button, which used to bear a drive mode dial.
  — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 3 June 2026
• Meanwhile, the dial of the watch has 130 baguette-cut gems.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
• To use it, turn the dial at the top to the plus symbol, then select a heat setting.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• Even rarer these days is a repeater that does not show its gongs and hammers on the dial side.
  — Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• Put the crumb tray and any dials back on the toaster, and set them to your preferences.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
• The stones run across the 47 mm white-gold case, the dial, the clasp, and even the movement.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
• The rangefinder also has an easy-to-use focus ring dial.
  — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

dial

2 of 2 verb

• I'm sorry. I must have dialed the wrong number.
• Clara picked up the phone and dialed the house across the street.
  — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
• Wolfhard sits up straighter, the most dialled in he’s been so far.
  — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
• Then dial the number and hand him the phone.
  — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
• Riley dialed up a trick play next.
  — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
• Joseph must dial up blitzes to create turnovers.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
• Don’t dial in while your team commutes in.
  — Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Please dial in with your fruit feelings.
  — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
• The feel for what pop should be is dialed in and specific.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
• Kody Clemens was as dialed-in as a hitter can get.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
• Perhaps the Vikings can dial up a quick game to force his hand.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
• To reach that line, dial 988 and press 1.
  — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
• The Packers dialed up a kill shot.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
• Brody is focused and dialed in in a way that few players aren’t.
  — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
• Our Fox co-workers are dialed in.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
• Coen will dial up plenty of sets this call for two tight ends on the field.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2023
• McDaniel dialed up a bunch of screens that weren’t well blocked.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
• Up the wow factor with a cropped trench that’s dialed up to 11.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
• Arone could stand to dial down the salt a bit in some of the savory flavors here.
  — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• Lee, now 69, dialed down the trash talk after that.
  — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026
• Then there’s the fact that fast running provides a great chance to dial in your form.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Mar. 2026
• To reach the helpline, dial 211 and enter your zip code.
  — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
• So maybe a little more focus and detail on the road and get dialed.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
• Feel free to dial up the heat and ginger until your eyes water.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
• The style his runway favorites walk in with is often just dialed up for the show.
  — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024
• On the other end is a clear gloss designed to dial up that shimmer even more.
  — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
• Adelman used a timeout and dialed up a set to force overtime.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
• On the first play of the drive, Kelly dialed up a play-action pass.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• On Thursday night, Hicks was dialed in.
  — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• Shanahan dialed up the trick play in a moment in which the team needed to break through.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024