selectively

Example Sentences

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Because Samsung’s software can control which pixels to disable—and when—it can selectively obstruct parts of the screen, then turn off the shield when you don’t need it.

From The Wall Street Journal

“By not doing that or selectively not doing that, I think they’re cutting off their nose to spite their face,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

During REM sleep, scientists replayed the soundtracks linked to half of the unsolved puzzles to selectively reactivate those memories.

From Science Daily

"We can selectively control this magnetism by tuning the interactions between electrons in the individual layers," Peng explains.

From Science Daily

McDonald’s on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s expectations, but the burger chain said it expects the year ahead to remain difficult, as consumers battling years of price increases continue to spend selectively.

From MarketWatch