How to Use "Device" with Example Sentences

device (n): a piece of equipment that has a specific job

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Used with adjectives:

"That is a clever device."
(clever, useful, complex, simple, high-tech)

"Her phone is a hand-held device."
(hand-held, mobile, portable)

"His tablet is a digital device."
(digital, electronic, wireless)

"He is developing a communication device."
(communication, measuring, medical, monitoring, recording, timing)

"The bomb is an explosive device."
(explosive, nuclear)

Used with verbs:

"All airplanes are fitted with a safety device."
(be + fitted with, have)

"How do you connect the device?"
(connect, install)

"The engineer will build the device."
(build, design, develop, make, test)

"Do you know how to use the device?"
(use, work)

Used with prepositions:

"The device is helpful for communicating wirelessly."
(for)