How to Use sequencer in a Sentence

sequencer

noun

• In a sense, the genome sequencer is almost like a smartphone.
  — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2017
• At that point, the ground launch sequencer computer will stop the countdown and the test will end.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022
• The genome is understood through a machine called a sequencer.
  — Caroline Catherman, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• But more often than not, synthesizers and sequencers are used to form sound waves from scratch.
  — Shuja Haider, New York Times, 13 July 2017
• The main theme embraces the sound of dark folk music mixed with a thundering analog sequencer synth bass line.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2022
• The gameboard-like top panel of the Tembo is a 16-step sequencer grid.
  — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2026
• So, as the sequencer spun, the Facebook hunters fretted that, once again, nothing would come of a promising lead.
  — Nicholas Thompson, Wired, 2 Nov. 2020
• Resynth is designed to look like a music sequencer, and solving the game’s puzzles is akin to making music.
  — Michael Moore, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2018
• Such a fingerprint would not be as clear as catching DNA in a sequencer.
  — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 23 Mar. 2018
• All of Us will depend on prices falling for sequencing — and more sequencers being built.
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2018
• The bad sensor, which is not part of the sequencer, is not considered to be a flight instrument, Blevins said.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
• In many respects, a genetic sequencer is over-engineered for the task of simply testing for a virus.
  — New York Times, 25 Mar. 2021
• If Base had four sequencers, Coinbase might earn only 25% of the total fees.
  — Javier Paz, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
• Before the time of sequencers, Mothersbaugh says the band used an audio track on 35mm film to play along to.
  — Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
• The ground launch sequencer, or a computer that tells the rocket when to launch, will initiate terminal count.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
• Using a pocket-sized gene sequencer, his lab assembled the variant’s entire genome within eight hours.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2021
• And also the Roland MC 4, which was like a programmable sequencer.
  — David Chiu, Forbes, 3 July 2022
• The sequencer contains a single sensor chip, which contains a membrane embedded with a bunch of nanopores—a fancy name for tiny holes.
  — Sarah Scoles, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2019
• This is the point when the SLS’s automatic launch sequencer takes control.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
• The samples were then run through a DNA sequencer to reveal the airborne microbiome.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2018
• Many labs can now afford to buy a genome sequencer, adding to the mountain of genomic information available for analysis.
  — Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2013
• Many songs are now written on computers, using sequencers, patterns, and loops, with notes laid out in perfect synchrony on a rhythmic, 4/4 grid.
  — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
• For instance, genome sequencers have been useful in developing personalized medicine.
  — Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
• The risk was not zero, because Grail and a handful of his nascent-stage competitors rely on Illumina’s sequencers to process their tests.
  — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 27 July 2023
• The Atlas and Agena both performed well, everything looked great, but then a timer in the spacecraft's central computer and sequencer failed.
  — Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 4 May 2018
• The former records whichever audio loops are playing to a master track, while the latter records actions such as button presses, knob turns, and loop activations to the track sequencer.
  — Pete Cottell, WIRED, 2 May 2024
• With all the testing turnarounds, that means that genomes coming off the sequencer are usually from samples collected 10 to 14 days prior.
  — Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 Dec. 2021
• There are even pocket-sized sequencers that allow people to analyze DNA in space stations, classrooms, and jungle camps.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2017
• Now, Beijing says Illumina can’t export gene sequencers to China, which accounts for 7% of its sales.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
• Utilizing synths, sequencers and drum machines, the trio were trailblazers in the electronic genre, ushering in the Eighties electro sound.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023