Eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The children were left to their own devices.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Noun : rhetorical devices.    From Dictionary.com. 

It’s the only way in which the reduced size of the devices is a hindrance, rather than a blessing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflective Surface - Mobility] Reference

Less warheads and delivery devices is sort of cool.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Rep. Nunes calls Hill aides ‘staff thugs,’ compares Pelosi to Saddam Hussein and Robert Mugabe.] Reference

One thing I always hate on touch only devices is scrolling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

Crane. tv now available for Nokia devices from the OVI Store.    From Wordnik.com.  [Constantin Bjerke: SOLD OUT: American Pop Artists] Reference

What's mentioned here, in addition to plot devices, is voice.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Two Minute Rule] Reference

One of the hidden costs with GPS devices is getting map updates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Navigon Offering 24 Months Maps Free | Lifehacker Australia] Reference

The idea of serving ads on Zune devices is a non-starter, though.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waiting for the Zune Generation - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Also minimizing number of devices translates to system cost reduction.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

They can also be used in devices in supermarkets for marking products.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2000 - Information for the Public] Reference

Certain devices have startup wattage in addition to a running wattage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Generation Manual | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference

The convergence of these devices is shifting the way chips are designed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Texas Instrument Places a Risky Mobile Bet] Reference

But the real limiting factor of performance in hand-held devices is power.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why It’s the Megabits, Not the MIPs, That Matter] Reference

Some places like gyms are beginning to ban these devices from the premises.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Citizens as well as states have enhanced surveillance powers] Reference

Nothing about fair use says that n devices is permissible, but n + 1 isn't.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: June 19, 2005 - June 25, 2005 Archives] Reference

• Wore some awesomely cyberpunk Apple concept devices from the early 90s.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

The approach could find use in devices from phones to games to GPS handsets.    From Wordnik.com.  [The quantum phone « Anglican Samizdat] Reference

The obsession, and I do mean obsession, with Blackberry devices is appalling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cisco’s Chambers Sees the End of Business Machines] Reference

As many of my friends can attest, one of my favorite plot devices is time travel.    From Wordnik.com.  [So long Journeyman] Reference

One of the relatively new devices is the lithotripter used to break up kidney stones.    From Wordnik.com.  [Swallowing the Bitter Pill] Reference

TSMC's chips are used in devices ranging from mobile phones to video games to computers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taiwan's TSMC Reports Profit Jump Of 54%] Reference

As the article suggests, the manufacture of electronic devices is a far from clean industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Books, Ebooks and the Environment « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference

Indeed, the exploding use of wireless e-mail devices is behind the coming swell of more e-mail.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - E-mail avalanche even buries CEOs] Reference

In fact, more computer chips are shipped today for use in devices other than personal computers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trends in Computer Technology] Reference

Batteries contained in devices can also overheat and ignite if the device inadvertently turns on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash] Reference

The smart mobbing of devices is also at work here with a security symbiosis between phone and car.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Phones and Cars] Reference

Today, one of problems with such devices is that resolution is too low and makes reading tiresome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflective Surface - Archives: 2003 May] Reference

The beauty of touch screen devices is that they rely on and promote our most basic human instincts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Web Teacher › Useful Links: iPad accessibility, Gmail, browser share, textbooks] Reference

Watching live television broadcasts on mobile devices is common in some countries, but not the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: January 4, 2010] Reference

Alkalines are perfect for low drain devices since they loose very little of their charge over time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Some Decent Rechargeable Batteries?] Reference

Second, engagement rates for mobile devices is much higher because of the personal nature of the device.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Apple Nation] Reference

This tale, employing one of London's favorite narrative devices, is told by a narrator who heard it from somebody else.    From Wordnik.com.  [“Some day, all the fools will be dead....”] Reference

However, following a number of alarming incidents the FIA is to act and will ban the devices from the Chinese Grand Prix.    From Wordnik.com.  [ A1 GP news] Reference

The Splinternet, which we mean to describe the proliferation of platforms and devices, is causing pain for product strategists.    From Wordnik.com.  [CMOs: Should Your Brand Be On A Tablet?] Reference

Oct. 3, 2009 -- Microsoft watcher Mary-Jo Foley reports that the extension of Zune software to other devices is code-named "Pink".    From Wordnik.com.  [WindowsForDevices.com] Reference

The beauty in the way Rice employs these devices is that they embroider rather than upstage the tender story at the evening's core.    From Wordnik.com.  [Broadway's fine British imports: 'Brief Encounter,' 'Pitmen Painters'] Reference