Sample Sentences forstaticgrouped by contextual meaning (editor-reviewed)
static as in: in a static state
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Despite the rapidly changing technology industry, the company’s sales figures remained static for several years.static = unchanging
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The static effect of tax changes is easily estimated, but the dynamic effects are problematic.static = immediate without considering changes caused over time
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Despite the constant stream of breaking news alerts, the political landscape remained static, with the same issues dominating the headlines for weeks on end.static = unchanging
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The top ten rankings had been static for several days now. (source)
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But environments are never static for long. (source)
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Mark tried to say that no village, no culture, can remain static. (source)static = not changing
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...what could emergency technicians do, people trained to leap on chests and pound at static hearts? (source)static = not moving (not pumping or beating)
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In the octave, she creates a static picture of two lovers on the verge of an event. (source)static = not moving or not changing
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Everyone had theories, of course, but the Jade Key still remained unfound, and top rankings on the Scoreboard remained static. (source)static = unchanging
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It was true, his father said, that in a relatively static environment the pace of evolution should decelerate, as individual species have little new to adapt to. (source)
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Because it's not love to be static like the desert, nor is it love to roam the world like the wind. (source)static = not moving
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meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus
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He heard the crackle of static from the radios. (source)static = an unpleasant crackling or hissing sound of electrical interference
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We're gonna see him and if you give me any static you'll end up on your own operatin' table. (source)static = trouble
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I heard a brief screech of static on the comm channel. (source)static = an unpleasant crackling or hissing sound of electrical interference
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As she turned them, the pages were noisy, like static around the written story. (source)static = unwanted noise
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A burp of static on the radio made it hard to hear the boy's last name. (source)
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The afternoon sky looked peculiar, tinged with yellow, and there was so much static in the air that the babies' soft hair stuck out. (source)static = electrical charge
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During the day I heard them tunneling through the walls of my bedroom, sounding like a radio tuned to static in the next room, and I imagined them in there turning the walls into honeycombs, with honey seeping out for me to taste. (source)static = sound of electrical interference
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It made strange noises, not static but a combination of shrieking and wailing. (source)static = an unpleasant crackling or hissing sound of electrical interference
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There was a static-filled silence. (source)static = sound of electrical interference
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Louie had mentioned other servicemen who were with him, but the names had been obscured by static, and the transcript hadn't conveyed them with certainty. (source)static = an unpleasant crackling or hissing sound of electrical interference
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The television shows gray static, and the speakers hiss. (source)static = a random dot pixel pattern displayed when no transmission signal is received
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Grant turned on the television but got only static. (source)
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I heard a crackle of static, followed by a low hum, as the TV warmed up. (source)static = an unpleasant crackling or hissing sound of electrical interference
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