How to Use code in a Sentence

code

1 of 2 noun
  • The army has a strict code of conduct.
  • The message was sent in code.
  • Every item in the store has a product code.
  • The enemy was unable to break the army's secret code.
  • He was hired to write programming code.
  • Everyone in the organization has to follow its code of ethics.
  • Each employee is given a code number.
  • Enter your security code to access the computer.
  • To access the parcel, users type in the code on the door and then the compartment opens.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Then open your child’s account, go to the same location and scan the QR code.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Save on the best gifts for teen boys with these Nordstrom promo codes.
    Jake Smith, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The first step is to decipher a code etched onto the Reba flag.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Shop these and more with 25% off sitewide—no code necessary.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Those selected for the sale will get a text with an access code.
    Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The move will put regulations in city code for the program.
    Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2024
  • That suit came after the city had sued the shul in June, 2021, for failing to adhere to its housing code.
    cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • When they're done, users can scan a QR code that'll win them real money.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For a complete list of channels, check out Fubo and enter your ZIP code here.
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Simply enter the code JOY to reveal your new, nicer-to-your-wallet price.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Kelsey confirmed in the comments that everything is up to code.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
  • In a recount, officials could rescan the QR codes by machine or hand count the text.
    Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The codes are revised every three years, with the eighth edition to go into effect Dec. 31.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Those selected to receive a presale code will then be notified with the day and time of the pre-sale.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The bill would give the court 180 days to adopt and publish a code of conduct and create a process so the public can file ethics complaints against the justices.
    Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 28 July 2023
  • Everyone in our newsroom must agree to live up to this code of conduct.
    Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • There are loads of features on the digital display, plus even more on the app, which was easy to install via a QR code.
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Dalton would scan for new species of exploitable devices and write code to infect them.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This promo code will work for any tickets purchased through Vivid Seats.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The high court is the only federal branch that is not subject to an enforceable ethics code.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 May 2023
  • In the background a military aid carries the 'football', with launch codes for nuclear weapons.
    Annie Jacobsen, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
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code

2 of 2 verb
  • Each product has been coded.
  • The general sent a coded message.
  • Moore noted that the bridge was up to code at the time of the collapse.
    Melissa Alonso, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Still, life was too short to code yourself into the grave.
    Sana Krasikov, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
  • An early-stage founder needs to be able to code, sell and market at the same time.
    Shubhi Nigam, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Whether and how often a CTO should code depends on the stage of the company.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • My mom, who didn’t, taught herself to code in the early eighties.
    Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • But in the other 60 to 80 percent of cases, the AI handles the coding itself.
    Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The jobs felt wide of his passions, but the tech boom was a fine time to learn how to code and figure out how businesses work.
    Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 24 June 2022
  • Celebrate her love of STEM with this brainy coding toy for tweens.
    Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The general secretary was up to code: white trousers, blue blazer, club crest over the heart.
    Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
  • In the new study, the researchers used this approach to tweak a chicken gene that codes for a protein known as ANP32A, which the flu virus hijacks to copy itself.
    Emily Anthes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • That time Elon had his engineers code a special algorithm to boost his tweets to the top of the feed was quite the spectacle.
    Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • At its heart, the project is an attempt to get to the core of the creative process by coding the cognitive process into software.
    The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Get them started learning to code without a screen or device.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Much of his sales pitch language, like everything else at the time, was racially coded.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Gender coding for pink and blue switched in the early 20th century.
    Popular Science, 20 July 2023
  • Others, including Tian, relied on it to fill in chunks of script while coding.
    Christopher Beam, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Or, opt for a little bow detailing in the front (so Ariana Grande coded).
    Seventeen, 25 May 2023
  • An algorithm trained to predict the next word in a sentence might spontaneously learn to code.
    Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Where others see Silicon Valley as a playpen for narcissists who can code, Richtel sees a fount for good in the world.
    Eric Weiner, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
  • Among the more interesting results: mutations in the MAPT gene that codes for tau proteins.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Large language models may prove useful as aids for writing and coding.
    Nir Eisikovits, The Conversation, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But Arcand uses a coding program to play sounds that reproduce a mood or vibe based on the telescope imagery.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Hood Code is bringing free coding classes to students who live in New York City’s public housing.
    Josh Feldman, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Whitehouse has advocated for the Supreme Court to follow the same ethics code that other federal judges are subject to.
    Dan McGowan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022
  • Once the kids from OTSC arrived, the kids — each wearing a bandanna color-coded to their school grade — had no problem with the buddying up and having fun part of the day.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • These kinds of roles tend to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars, and don't require any coding experience.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The fraudster enters that code into the consumer’s bank’s online banking portal.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2022
  • Some cities were eschewing firework displays for shows in which drones fitted with lights are coded to create large, moving shapes in the sky.
    Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2023

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