How to Use demo in a Sentence

demo

1 of 2 noun
Definition of demonext
Synonyms for demonext
  • She cut a demo last week.
  • The salesman gave us a demo of the vacuum cleaner, and it seemed to work very well.
  • I saw a demo on how to use the computer program.
  • She will be showing a demo of the company's new alarm system.
  • They sent the demo to several record companies.
  • Play time: The demo is short and takes about two hours to complete.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Then, even the creaking sound of the piano pedal made it in the demo.
    — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The company walked me through what the new Bing could do in a demo last week.
    — Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2023
  • In a demo, Google showed a picture of a girl running on a beach.
    — WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Paresh Dave: So the demo started with a tour of their studio.
    — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • But there was a catch: Usher heard the demo and wanted to record it.
    — Mike Wass, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Ronson sent a demo of the song to Gerwig, who then played it for Gosling.
    — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Google’s blog also describes prompts not shown in the demo.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Playing a demo of the game, Clive felt potent to control.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The band had a 3 p.m. appointment with the label, and when the group left the studio, Rimes finished the demo and sent it in the middle of the meeting.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In a hands-off demo, the developers showed off the early parts of the campaign, which takes place in a home that’s about to be sold.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The songwriting didn’t seem quite complete in the demo John did that many people have heard.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The demo's levels ramp up rather quickly, though this may not reflect the final game.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
  • He demo-ed the old structure, dug a new foundation and started adding floors from there.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In 2007 or whatever, the idea of going back to an old demo would’ve been the opposite of what we were supposed to do.
    — Vulture, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Ronson later sent the demo to Andrew Wyatt, who wrote the verse.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Learn more and inquire about accessing a demo of the product here.
    — William Earl, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
  • His videos are largely successful with the children and teen demo groups.
    — Time, 13 June 2023
  • The new version of the demo reportedly popped up on a bootleg CD in 2009, minus the background noise.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 June 2023
  • Best of all, players will be rewarded for playing the demo.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But when a demo goes public, the process becomes much more difficult.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Following April’s flight demo, SpaceX made dozens of improvements to the booster and its 33 engines as well as the launch pad.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Wachtel says Nicks made a demo with Kunkel’s drum part, but the guitar part — with its rapid-fire chugging — was being done with an echo.
    — Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Inverse obtained a recording of the startup's first live demo during a TED Talk.
    — Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • That included 217 legal pads of lyrics and notes, demo tapes, his trusted guitar and dozens of awards.
    — Dave Paulson, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
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  • Google was pretty pumped and brought out Mark Ronson and Selena Gomez to demo it.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 16 Mar. 2021
  • But the only way to improve your tech stack is to demo the various products out there.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Short cutscenes from the campaign with Chief and a new AI that don’t demo any significant gameplay.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • In the meantime, Mitchell is going to demo the technology for the forestry service, too.
    — Erik Schechter, Popular Mechanics, 10 Sep. 2014
  • This is key to having the product pop up in consumers’ social media feeds, leading users to demo it and click through to purchase.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The Stranger Things scenes show up without warning, and the whole thing is brilliantly scripted to demo what’s possible with Workspace.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 20 June 2021
  • The number of blockchain startups demoing at YCombinator has fallen sharply this year.
    — David Z. Morris, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The best way to demo new features intended for foldable phones is by using its own hardware.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Feb. 2021
  • That hints that Google is about to demo various apps optimized for foldable screens.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Samsung still used a laptop display image to demo the feature rather than showing it on a phone.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The online show includes how-to demo videos and offers the opportunity to live chat with exhibitors.
    — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The company demoed the new Google News during the I/O keynote, showing off many features in mobile-app form.
    — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 8 May 2018
  • There are tons on YouTube, where people demo enterprise resource-planning systems and the like.
    — Paul Ford, Wired, 22 Sep. 2020
  • More experienced riders can check out and demo top bikes from Trek, also for rent.
    — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 12 June 2018
  • Apple will introduce iOS 15 and demo the new features on June 7th.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Apr. 2021
  • And as the first company to demo this tech, Google has a responsibility to face these issues head-on.
    — James Vincent, The Verge, 9 May 2018
  • Recently, Mays and his daughter traveled to 21 Gelson’s grocery stores to demo their sauce and share their story.
    — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022
  • Microsoft was set to demo a few upcoming titles at this year's GDC.
    — Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2020
  • During each, participants got to demo both brands of shoes and Osprey running vests.
    — Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 13 July 2017
  • In an Instagram video that the singer-slash-actor shared on Monday, Willis demos a squat variety known as the box squat that involves resting your butt on a bench in between each rep.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 24 Jan. 2019
  • Being able to demo the product in real life in the convenience of a Nordstrom store could be a big boost for Tonal and expand its reach to potential new customers.
    — Blake Morgan, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • One of those stories claimed that Apple might want to hold an in-person AR glasses event later this year to demo the technology.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 June 2021
  • With his safety glasses and newsboy cap on, Pitt helps demo a ceiling and break through a wall to help give his longtime makeup artist Jean Ann Black a multi-use guest house/workspace.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2020
  • Pastry chef and cookbook author Gale Gand will join her to demo recipes for her contributions to the book, apple meringue (below) and chocolate eclair recipes.
    — Amy Bizzarri, chicagotribune.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Currently, a select group of users have been demoing Waymo's self-driving ride hailing service, but the company plans to open it to the public in the Arizona city laster this year.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 31 May 2018
  • Memoji was just one of the new immersive features demoed Monday.
    — Arielle Pardes, WIRED, 5 June 2018
  • Unfortunately for this article, that means a lot of features that don't demo well in under five minutes at a launch event.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2018
  • A decade after Belcher demoed her battery at the White House, her viral assembly process has rapidly advanced.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Those ideas are harder to demo though, and will probably take an entire game to fully appreciate.
    — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 15 June 2019
  • In my brief time demoing an early prototype at E3, the whole thing seemed sturdy enough, if a little tough to use since the controllers are a bit smaller than actual arcade controls.
    — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 14 June 2018

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