How to Use configure in a Sentence
configure
verb- The instructions tell you how to configure the kit correctly.
- The plane is configured for military use.
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And smart homes could be configured without all the wires and power lines currently needed.
— Christopher Mims, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2018 -
That could all change as businesses configure their hiring plans for 2025.
— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024 -
Once the camper has fully expanded, the main living area can be configured a few different ways depending on your needs and the time of day.
— Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, 31 Oct. 2018 -
And Mercedes-Benz hasn’t forgotten that this is a vehicle that can be configured to carry a lot of people, too.
— Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2018 -
Front-engine isn’t ideal, but most vehicles us civilians drive are configured this way, partly because the setup puts weight (grip) over the tires that do the steering.
— Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2018 -
Upstairs, the first level holds seven of the bedrooms, including one that’s decked out with a private terrace and another that’s configured as a suite with its own bathroom.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2024 -
The protocol often eliminates the hassle of figuring out how to configure devices the first time they're connected.
— Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Nov. 2018 -
Grado Labs’ first wireless headphone is no different, with drivers configured specifically for them.
— Chris Welch, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2018 -
The database ran on Amazon’s Elasticsearch and was configured with a Kibana front-end to make the phone numbers, names, and other contents easy to browse and search.
— Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2018 -
When Banchero eventually returns, Mosley will have to once again configure his rotations, and that could mean limited action for da Silva.
— Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024 -
From there it’s a four-step process to configure the lock to use the new key.
— Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2021 -
Pop the lens out to configure the camera for a close up and take aim.
— Dave Johnson, Forbes, 6 May 2021 -
The Circle in the Square stage is configured in the round, leaving nowhere to hide.
— Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 12 June 2024 -
Note: The code is configured so that pin 0 is up, pin 1 is down, pin 2 is right, and pin 3 is left.
— Andy Clark, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2020 -
Every aspect of the compound is grand, from the porte cochère to the six-car garage to how the home is configured.
— Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 June 2023 -
The shelves and baskets can be removed to configure the space to serve you best.
— Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 July 2022 -
Six of those eight are on the rear I/O plate, and the other two can be configured either on top of or on the front of the case.
— Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 June 2023 -
Click on any of these sign-in options to configure them.
— David Nield, Wired, 13 Feb. 2022 -
The Smart Lock pairs with a smart phone using August’s free app in the same way as the Pro and is easy to configure.
— Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2020 -
To learn more about each setting and how to configure it, click the Learn more button.
— PCMAG, 23 May 2022 -
The lock pairs with a smartphone using Wyze’s free app and is easy to configure.
— Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023 -
That's why the recent slide of the offensive line is hard to configure.
— Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2022 -
The hook-and-eye clasps in the back have four settings, and there's even a J-hook to configure the straps into a racerback style.
— Maya Polton, Parents, 16 May 2024 -
The app, in turn, is used to configure the device and, should the user choose, connect it to a home Wi-Fi network.
— Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2020 -
The strap is configured into an X shape to ensure that the aerator shoes don’t slip and slide all over the place.
— Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2024 -
The goal is to enable the RIS nodes to autonomously control and configure the phase shifts of their unit cells.
— IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2022 -
That can be configured up to a 28-core model with 1.5 terabytes of RAM.
— Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 5 June 2019 -
The question still looming over camp is how that group might be configured this fall.
— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
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