How to Use stereo in a Sentence

stereo

1 of 2 noun
Definition of stereonext
  • And then the music on the phone in my pocket plays on my car stereo.
    — Damon Young, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
  • The walls were covered with Ainu art, and Ainu music was on the stereo.
    — Helen Schulman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Gone are the days of stereo (as in left-right dynamics).
    — Alexandra Cheney, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Weezer or the Doors blasting from my stereo, the ocean breeze in my hair.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • So, if an album was in the top 10 on both the mono and stereo chart in the same week, that counts as one week in the top 10.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2022
  • My mix was crude, to say the least, but even the Beatles got stereo wrong at first.
    — Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The Dreamer, who has a favorite playlist, fired up his stereo.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022
  • Barnes Signs did the work in their garage, housed in a humble warehouse space where rap-rock by the band 311 blares on the stereo.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The New Yorker’s Alex Ross likened it to a world-class stereo system in a dead living room.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But even then the H3s will only be able to deliver Xbox sound in stereo.
    — John Archer, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • There is nothing like vinyl on big home stereo speakers that can fill a room with sound.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • My cell phone’s alarm is beaten to the task of breaking my sleep by the sound of Mama’s ancient stereo.
    — Ishena Robinson, refinery29.com, 8 May 2022
  • Owners rave about the precise midrange, the stereo imaging, and the general hi-fi sound.
    — Jack Baruth, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Ali and his comrades burst through the curtain as Turkmen music blared on the stereo.
    — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • On the way, Dr. Kuti plugged his phone into the car’s stereo system and played a playlist of mainly ’90s soft rock songs.
    — Eric V. Copage, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The old stereo mixes can be heard as slapdash or as downright avant-garde.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022
  • At home, the stereo was tuned to Top 40 (thanks to her mother), and classic crooners (for her father).
    — Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • His brother picks up a remote control from the table and turns on the stereo at top volume.
    — Etgar Keret, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
  • The high-end stereo nerds at Cambridge Audio have been brought in to make sure Power of Love sounds superb.
    — Jeremy White, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Those who knew her as a regular at social dances knew that Nhan would sit next to the stereo system.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The music on these editions has been mixed in stereo and Dolby Atmos.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 26 Oct. 2023
  • His home was very quiet, with no instruments or even a stereo.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 June 2023
  • The engine of his motorcycle, a clock, a radio, a stereo.
    — Bono, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • People might have subwoofers as part of their stereo system.
    — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2022
  • If that's too leisurely, maybe lash the McIntosh stereo's 1375-watt amp to the eight-speed automatic.
    — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 11 Oct. 2022
  • This dishwasher would start to go, or the coffee maker would start to go, or the stereo would just turn on at full volume.
    — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • To top it off, the boat has an in-hull stereo system and a 15-inch navigational screen with free over-the-air updates.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The stands can be used with spikes or rubber tips to create a perfect mounting that enhances the stereo soundstage.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • To find out what time a particular bar will start blasting Priest at deafening volumes, just phone them up and pray the bartender can hear you over the stereo.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Granted, niceties like massaging front seats and a booming 19-speaker McIntosh surround-sound stereo are beyond what the Passport offers.
    — Nick Kurczewski, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
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stereo

2 of 2 adjective
  • Now, the stereo, windshield wipers and chrome tires were gone.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Its stereo speakers are loud, and just lack a little of the bass impact of the very best.
    — Andrew Williams, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
  • So that would be a stereo thing, because the mono has no panning.
    — Steve Marinucci, Billboard, 18 May 2017
  • The neighbors across the street have been blasting their stereo nonstop.
    — Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Stereo speakers, window shades and lights in the house and barn can be controlled by an iPad.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 23 June 2017
  • Speakers can be grouped to play in sync, or paired in the same room for more immersive, stereo sound.
    — Mark Vena, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • King’s voice boomed from stereo speakers set on porches and sidewalks along the route.
    — Ashley McBride, ExpressNews.com, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Both phones now have stereo speakers, a boost from last year’s model.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Play some tunes: Mazda’s stereo sound remains excellent, about an A-, and among the best down here in the low end of the range.
    — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • In fact, the HomePod can be linked to other HomePods to use them as stereo speakers.
    — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2018
  • The big news is that the Era 100, unlike its predecessors, is stereo.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The sound New York makes before everyone is up, its stereo tremor.
    — Melinda Stevens, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2019
  • My brief was to create an all-in-one stereo speaker that sounded stereo.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • There are still open questions around potential changes to the audio drivers: the Era 100 just made the switch to stereo.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
  • With some distance between the two speakers to get the true stereo effect, the difference is night and day.
    — Brad Moon, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
  • M&D is aso quick to point out that this is the first wireless speaker to offer stereo sync via Chromecast.
    — Rene Chun, WIRED, 12 July 2017
  • Plug in with the 1/8-inch stereo mini-jack, or ditch the cord and listen wirelessly with bluetooth mode.
    — oregonlive, 2 May 2020
  • Stripped of stereo vision, the cuttlefish took longer to position themselves in front of the screen.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The items taken were stereo equipment and some antique china.
    — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2020
  • In the past, Australian police have also seized drugs hidden in snow globes and in stereo speakers.
    — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019
  • After a turn as an accountant, the audiophile started to sell stereo gear and opened a store.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Hood stripped the finish and used some stain leftover from a build-your-own stereo speakers kit to give the bass a matte walnut finish.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Each will have new stereo speakers, which will be 25-percent louder than those in the iPhone 7, giving it deeper bass and a wider scope of sound.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The frame also includes a clock, calendar, and stereo speakers.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2019
  • Other owners chimed in and said that their speakers can power on, but won’t connect in stereo pair or even play on their own.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 8 July 2021
  • The device supports Spatial Audio tracks, and users can create a stereo pair with two HomePod speakers in the same space.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Jan. 2023
  • That’s how life goes sometimes, though, and Pink’s appeal comes from her ability to turn the everyday into the stereo-ready.
    — Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023
  • This interest ran the gamut from cars to stereo equipment, computers and even barbeque.
    — courant.com, 1 July 2018
  • To make them, Bleach producer Jack Endino reconstructed the live tracks from stereo soundboard tapes.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The original window sticker shows a long options list that includes air conditioning, an AM-FM stereo, six-way power seats, and the aforementioned electric sunroof.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 10 Sep. 2023

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