INDICATOR in a Sentence

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346 example sentences for INDICATOR, such as:
1. The corner of the lot was indicated by a stake.
2. His flushed, angry face indicated a choleric nature.
3. A signpost indicated the right road for us to follow.
4. I think the best indicator is simply customer satisfaction.
5. With a nod of his head he indicated to me where I should sit.
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 Meanings and Examples of INDICATOR
indicator
 n.  (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
 n.  a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Far away, at the extremity, he perceived tops of trees, spaced at regular intervals, which indicated that the wall separated the garden from an avenue or lane planted with trees.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X—THE MAN AROUSED
2  By the side of this romantic element which we have just indicated there is the social symptom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES
3  At that epoch mustaches indicated the bourgeois, and spurs the pedestrian.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XII—M. BAMATABOIS'S INACTIVITY
4  The shadow of the window-frame was not shown, which indicated that the window was wide open.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
5  Chenildieu was brought in, a prisoner for life, as was indicated by his red cassock and his green cap.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER X—THE SYSTEM OF DENIALS
6  All three remained speechless, and indicated by a sign of the head that they did not know him.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER XI—CHAMPMATHIEU MORE AND MORE ASTONISHED
7  The night wind had risen, which indicated that it must be between one and two o'clock in the morning.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—CONTINUATION OF THE ENIGMA
8  This indicated the immediate proximity of the place of sepulture.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER V—IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE DRUNK IN ORDER TO BE ...
9  Nothing, however, indicated that these letters belonged to the two young girls whom Marius had met on the boulevard.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III—QUADRIFRONS
10  In addition to the philological origins just indicated, slang possesses other and still more natural roots, which spring, so to speak, from the mind of man itself.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—ROOTS
11  Let the reader recall the situation of heart which we have already indicated.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER I—A DRINKER IS A BABBLER
12  Then, as is the nature of these clouds, calm returned to her, and hope and a sort of unconscious smile, which yet indicated trust in God.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—DAWN
13  In addition to the economic progress which we have indicated at the beginning, grave problems of public hygiene are connected with that immense question: the sewers of Paris.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VI—FUTURE PROGRESS
14  But a humid warmth near his ear, which the mouth of the wounded man touched, indicated respiration, and consequently, life.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I—THE SEWER AND ITS SURPRISES
15  This indicated that the man before whom that door had just opened had not a hook but a key.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—THE "SPUN" MAN
Example Sentence: (136 in 10 pages)
1  I think the best indicator is simply customer satisfaction.
2  A group of scientists predicted that the saltiness of the waters of the oceans around South Africa could serve as an early indicator of climate change.
3  Level of education is actually quite a poor indicator of ability to run a business well.
4  Litmus paper can be used as an indicator of the presence of acid in a solution.
5  The corner of the lot was indicated by a stake.
6  A loud guffaw that came from the closed room indicated that the members of the committee had not yet settled down to serious business.
7  The bilious is indicated by a thin, spare face, dark skin, black hair, firm flesh, moderate stoutness, with rough, harsh, and strongly marked features.
8  His flushed, angry face indicated a choleric nature.
9  Even though he remained silent, his grimace indicated his displeasure.
10  The gangrenous condition of the wound was indicated by the putrid smell when the bandages were removed.
11  The crowd murmured angrily and indicated that they did not care to listen to the speaker who was approaching the rostrum.
12  Glaxo was accused of not publicizing the results of tests on one of its anti-depressants, which indicated that the drug might increase the suicidal tendencies in some depressed children who took it.
13  Mexican federal aviation officials have indicated a substantial investment in infrastructure is needed for the airline to comply.
14  A signpost indicated the right road for us to follow.
15  With a nod of his head he indicated to me where I should sit.