Wondering how to use Knob in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as boss or ornament.
Knob in a sentence
Related words
Knob meaning
- A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
- A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
- A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
Synonyms of Knob
Knob vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Knob
- The main meaning on this page is: A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. | A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers. | A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
- Useful related words include: boss, ornament, decoration, pommel.
- Possible Dutch translations are: knop.
- In the example corpus, knob often appears in combinations such as: the knob, knob on, knob is.
Context around Knob
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knob
- In this selection, "knob" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, volume, focusing, shift, buttons, went and creek stand out and add context to how "knob" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 100hz eq knob to cut and a door knob is not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knob" sits close to words such as aamir, abysmal and alderman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knob
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Suntory also owns Maker's Mark, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden. (11 words)
One pickup, one volume knob and one tone knob, it doesn’t get much simpler than that. (17 words)
The name - Knob - is thought to originate from the hand-sewn Dorset knob buttons that were also made locally. (19 words)
Some cameras have the DOF scale not on lens barrel, but on focusing knob or dial; for example, the Rolleiflex TLR has its DOF scale on the focusing knob; the subminiature camera Tessina has DOF a scale on the focusing dial. (41 words)
When the on-field workout kicked in, Morgan and Poles cranked the intensity knob to the maximum level, putting Wright through a grueling combination of offensive line drills and conditioning exercises with little time to reset or catch his breath. (40 words)
The volume knob was numbered from 1 to 10, but that sweet, legendary Standbys’ sound worked best just below 3. In a movie called “Spinal Tap,’’ somebody said their volume knob went to 11. That wasn’t us. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The name - Knob - is thought to originate from the hand-sewn Dorset knob buttons that were also made locally.
The volume knob was numbered from 1 to 10, but that sweet, legendary Standbys’ sound worked best just below 3. In a movie called “Spinal Tap,’’ somebody said their volume knob went to 11. That wasn’t us.
One pickup, one volume knob and one tone knob, it doesn’t get much simpler than that.
Some cameras have the DOF scale not on lens barrel, but on focusing knob or dial; for example, the Rolleiflex TLR has its DOF scale on the focusing knob; the subminiature camera Tessina has DOF a scale on the focusing dial.
As dawn approaches Thursday, Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from his burrow on nearby Gobbler’s Knob to say yea or nay to an early spring.
Basically, all you would need is a boot that wraps around the stick shift and a knob at the top that one would grab while shifting.
It also has a manual mode that allows you to set the top and bottom deck temperatures separately, and a knob for preferred crust darkness from light to dark.
It features a 100Hz EQ knob to cut or boost your low end by +/-12dB and a curve control to fine-tune the corner frequencies of your tone.
Suntory also owns Maker's Mark, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden.
That said, wheeling through playlists or contacts is actually easier with a knob, and unlike most other manufacturers, Mazda doesn't lock out those functions while the vehicle is in motion (good news for passengers).
The interior does feature the wood on the dash, but the shift knob may have been changed at some point.
The precise effect of the second knob depends on the operating system you are using, but I can’t recall ever seeing anything quite like it on any other mechanical keyboard.
There’s no tuning knob of course and the “arrows” on the screen would only jump from preset to preset.
Those include those contoured floor mats that tend to look better in the ads than they do in the car, an aftermarket nav screen stereo head unit, and a Spearco shift knob for the five-speed manual.
Today, at the eponymous 10 Tib Lane, a door knob is not something at which you point and snigger.
When the on-field workout kicked in, Morgan and Poles cranked the intensity knob to the maximum level, putting Wright through a grueling combination of offensive line drills and conditioning exercises with little time to reset or catch his breath.
A long press brings up the menu choices available on the K11 and users can quickly switch between Line Out (LO), Pre-out, and Power Out (PO) modes by double pressing the knob.
At the front of the V226, there is a large rotary volume knob with beautifully clicked detents to indicate the volume steps.
Mr Mckenchie revealed that by adding a small knob of butter to the warm drinks it helps to enhance the flavour – and to my surprise, it worked really well.
Niccolo says: “Just as every door has a knob to open it, every seat has a button to recline it.
Common combinations with knob
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the knob 12×
- knob on 10×
- knob is 8×
- knob and 8×
- knob of 8×
- volume knob 7×
- knob to 7×
- shift knob 6×
- knob in 5×
- knob at 4×