Explore Fahrenheit through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like physicist. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fahrenheit in a sentence
Fahrenheit meaning
Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
Synonyms of Fahrenheit
Using Fahrenheit
- The main meaning on this page is: Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.
- Useful related words include: temperature scale, gabriel daniel fahrenheit, physicist.
- In the example corpus, fahrenheit often appears in combinations such as: degrees fahrenheit, fahrenheit degrees, fahrenheit and.
Context around Fahrenheit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fahrenheit
- In this selection, "fahrenheit" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, degrees, degree, 500, 451, water and andy stand out and add context to how "fahrenheit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 100 degrees fahrenheit, 110 degrees fahrenheit and can, degrees fahrenheit and fahrenheit degrees. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fahrenheit" sits close to words such as bearer, bolstered and cemented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fahrenheit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A meat thermometer should read 145 degrees Fahrenheit. (8 words)
Adjust oven rack 8 inches for broiler element and heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. (15 words)
After stepping off the coals, which burnt at around 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, Andy said: “I feel exhilarated – fantastic. (19 words)
A compliment is not a win but after a boiling night like this - it was 83 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius) in Guadalajara's aesthetic new stadium at the first bell - but it sure does help ease the hurt. (39 words)
Bradbury observed, for example, that Fahrenheit 451 touches on the alienation of people by media: In writing the short novel Fahrenheit 451 I thought I was describing a world that might evolve in four or five decades. (37 words)
Britain recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Saturday, the country’s national weather service said, with provisional data showing a high of 32.7 degrees Celsius (90.9 degrees Fahrenheit) at Heathrow airport. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alarms were set to go off when the temperature in the freezer reached minus 108.4 degrees Fahrenheit and minus 115.6 degrees Fahrenheit, the Times Union reported.
At the start of the race, the air temperature was measured at 78.4 Fahrenheit and was 82.04 Fahrenheit, an hour after the race ended.
New York is proposing a cap of 78 Fahrenheit (26 degrees Celsius), and Austin is considering 85 Fahrenheit (29 C), while L.A. County has yet to formalize its target.
During reentry to Earth’s atmosphere, the capsule’s outer shell withstood temperatures as high as 3,500 Fahrenheit while Behnken and Hurley, wearing SpaceX’s white flight suits strapped inside the cabin, experienced 85 Fahrenheit.
Outside Earth’s atmosphere, objects in sunlight can reach 248 degrees Fahrenheit, while shaded objects can hit minus 148 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bradbury observed, for example, that Fahrenheit 451 touches on the alienation of people by media: In writing the short novel Fahrenheit 451 I thought I was describing a world that might evolve in four or five decades.
A compliment is not a win but after a boiling night like this - it was 83 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius) in Guadalajara's aesthetic new stadium at the first bell - but it sure does help ease the hurt.
Adjust oven rack 8 inches for broiler element and heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
A dog walker checks a mobile device while guiding dogs to take advantage of temperatures near 60 degrees Fahrenheit while passing by an ice-covered lake in Washington Park Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Denver.
After stepping off the coals, which burnt at around 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, Andy said: “I feel exhilarated – fantastic.
All of that juice powers the cooler's convenient LCD display, allowing you to manually set the internal temperature at anywhere from a freezing negative 4 degrees Fahrenheit to a mild 68 degrees.
A meat thermometer should read 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ana Benevides, 23, collapsed and later died of cardiac arrest just before the Eras Tour show on Friday as deadly heat engulfed Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, boiling attendees in temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bare-chested tourists downed pints of lager in Benidorm under sun and blue skies as others packed the beaches with temperatures reaching a glorious 23 degrees Celsius (73.5 degrees Fahrenheit).
Because the cooler can reach freezing temps as low as -4 degrees Fahrenheit, water in an ice cube tray can also make ice for drinks if you want to attempt that.
Britain recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Saturday, the country’s national weather service said, with provisional data showing a high of 32.7 degrees Celsius (90.9 degrees Fahrenheit) at Heathrow airport.
But in Phoenix, where summer days routinely top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (and can feel like 150), it’s far from a walk in the park — especially when there are no trees or shade along the way.
Children can learn what it's like for scientists to combat the temperature of space, as performers experiment with this -320 degree Fahrenheit liquid at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Country officials note that the average Canadian temperature this winter was 1.9 degrees Celcius above its baseline average, or about 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Divers prepared to enter the 35 degree (Fahrenheit) water and begin the process of slowly sinking the entire pipe into place.
Phrases with fahrenheit
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with fahrenheit
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- degrees fahrenheit 170×
- fahrenheit degrees 18×
- fahrenheit and 14×
- celsius fahrenheit 8×
- fahrenheit the 7×
- fahrenheit in 7×
- fahrenheit above 6×
- fahrenheit minus 6×
- fahrenheit or 5×
- fahrenheit by 5×