turn the dial

Examples (10)

• Please turn the dial slowly to find the right radio station.
• He turned the dial on the oven to preheat it to 350 degrees.
• Could you turn the dial on the thermostat up? It's a bit cold in here.
• To open the safe, you must turn the dial precisely to the correct combination.
• She turned the volume dial to the right as her favorite song came on.
• You'll need to turn the dial to the 'delicates' setting for this laundry load.
• The scientist carefully turned the dial to calibrate the sensitive equipment.
• I remember having to turn a dial on our old television to change the channel.
• If you turn the dial too quickly, you might miss the correct frequency.
• To increase the intensity, the trainer told him to turn the dial on the exercise bike.