How to Use external in a Sentence

external

adjective
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  • Be prepared to buy an external sound bar, which sits in front of the TV and starts around $60.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • But if whales don’t have any sign of external ears, how do whales hear sounds?
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
  • So, one external is the master backup files, the second is the backup of the master.
    — Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Most hunting packs, even burly external frame packs, weigh in at less than 10 pounds.
    — Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The front of the bag is covered in a puffer jacket padding that looks stylish and helps protect the external laptop sleeve.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The lawsuit that led to the external monitor began in 2008.
    — The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The single largest factor cited in these figures was external theft at 37% of all shrink.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
  • That device expands inside the bone with the help of an external remote control.
    — Ashan Singh, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Time Machine was designed to work with external drives.
    — Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 31 May 2023
  • The government’s blame of external forces for the slowdown does have supporters.
    — Vivian Wang, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The bill aimed to aid in offsetting Kenya's external debt, officials said.
    — Emma Ogao, ABC News, 19 July 2023
  • Atonement is an external way of behaving in order to try to repair a wrong.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Jackson allegedly tried to hide a laptop and external hard drive, both of which were seized by police.
    — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2024
  • There are also two external fire pits for chilly evenings and under-floor heating in guest areas.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Disaster movies of yore now seem almost quaint, as if external forces would be required to bring planet Earth to its knees.
    — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • The doctor said there was too much blood on the child’s brain and there was no sign of external marks or injuries, suggesting his injuries couldn’t have been caused by a fall from a 3-foot-tall bed.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Store bigger items in the large central compartment and stash smaller items in its six external pockets.
    — Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Making what’s internal on the page much more external—and much more dramatic—is a trick the show uses often.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The bag also has external attachment points for a sleeping bag or jacket.
    — Chris Abell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The board will now proceed with a formal internal and external search for his successor.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 May 2023
  • But the team could also make external additions before next month’s trade deadline, with needs at the top of its rotation and middle of its bullpen.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2023
  • Vacuum the Tower Fan Use a vacuum with a brush attachment to remove dust and dirt from the fan's front and back vents, as well as its external casing.
    — Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The former players were quick to acknowledge external challenges facing Haase and the program, with NIL (name, image and likeness) and the transfer portal atop the list.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Having tried and failed to draw a line between men and women via external genitalia or chromosomes, the rulers of sports are now trying to do so with hormones.
    — S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023
  • What’s more, many of these World Cup players are facing external pressures beyond the pitch, and playing for more than just a soccer victory.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 19 July 2023
  • The Intex Simple Spa comes with a thermal ground cloth that’s insulated to prevent heat loss, as well to protect the hot tub from external damage.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
  • It’s also equipped with a flashlight and USB port for charging external devices, though the 500 mAh battery doesn’t offer much extra power to spare.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
  • There’s also a wire connecting to an external battery pack.
    — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 6 June 2023
  • Fitting houses with external shutters and windows that block intense sunlight would be a good start.
    — WIRED, 16 June 2023
  • Most other tourist hubs outside West Maui are at least a 40-minute drive from the devastation and bear no external sign of the nearby tragedy, save for scattered donation boxes and the void of tourists.
    — Julia Wick, Jaweed Kaleem, Christopher Reynolds and Emerson Drewes, Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023

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