How to Use design in a Sentence

design

1 of 2 verb

• They thought they could design the perfect crime.
• Who designed the book's cover?
• A team of engineers designed the new engine.
• He designed the chair to adjust automatically.
• The restaurants design their own menu, and set the meal prices.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2020
• And to teach those lessons, Lego had to design a bunch of new parts.
  — Sal Vaglica, Car and Driver, 23 July 2022
• The 19-year-old taught herself to sew, paint and design her own clothes.
  — Scottie Andrew and Tina Burnside, CNN, 15 June 2020
• The first 20 years of our lives are designed to build friendships.
  — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2020
• The future of work will be built by those who design it.
  — Chris Westfall, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
• The laces slipped off the top hooks when our tester tied the boots looser than they were designed to be.
  — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2019
• That ethos is what this Swedish brand designs its clothes around.
  — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 15 Apr. 2023
• Adults can learn how to design one-of-a-kind leaf prints at 1 p.m. Friday.
  — Shellie Lister, NOLA.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• But Portman and others said it was designed to kill the bill.
  — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2018
• The space was designed to have a moody, nostalgic feel to it (think dark wood and leather seats).
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024
• All are designed for sharing and, when mixed and matched, are more than enough for a meal on their own.
  — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2018
• Faruq went to her cousin, who designs clothes, and the cousin agreed to make matching prom outfits for them.
  — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• The problem was who the systems had been designed for, and who they had been tested on.
  — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• The book was designed to be more than just a way to keep your brain sharp, however.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2019
• Neshelle had asked Melvin to design the shirts for the youngsters to teach them about recent events.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 15 June 2020
• Plaid is everywhere in the fall, so why not design them on your nails?
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 17 Aug. 2022
• The company can’t design a PC games store to save its life.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 16 Dec. 2020
• Those drawings and words help the artists design the murals, Waller said.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2020
• For those lucky enough to design and build their own house, there is a lot that goes into the planning.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 May 2021
• The pair hope to build and sell chic and sustainable homes designed by Whitney.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• The biggest problem is that the city’s laws weren’t designed for tiny-home villages.
  — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, 25 July 2019
• These sprays are designed to mimic the way your hair looks after getting out of the ocean.
  — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
• Pressure to design at an Amazon Prime pace is nowhere to be found.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Oct. 2022
• They are also designed in a way to help Uber grow and scale its bike-share program.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Dec. 2018
• The Biden administration says it’s designed to help those who need it most.
  — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
• Voluma, part of the Juvederm family, is a hyaluronic acid dermal filler designed for restoring volume to the cheeks, mid-face and chin.
  — Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024

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design

2 of 2 noun

• I like the design of the textbook.
• The machine had a flawed design.
• I love the sculpture's design.
• There are problems with the design of the airplane's landing gear.
• Correcting mistakes is part of the design process.
• At the store, The Frame passed the design test, but what about at home?
  — The Editors, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2022
• But that’s the game of game design—and, maybe, of life.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
• Three of the designs come in kids' sizes, too (from $30).
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2018
• And so a lot of the costumes and designs are done that way.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2018
• This is the design detail Kubuske said the Colts took from him.
  — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2020
• Here, one of the brand new barges with a new design passes by.
  — Rye Druzin, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2017
• On the back of the hand is a stitched baffle design for a subtle style flex.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
• Why no linebackers in the class was by design and made sense.
  — Eric Hansen, Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2019
• Then, mix in prints and textures to give the design layers.
  — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Jan. 2021
• Take a tour through these rooms for an amuse bouche of how to make this home design trend yours.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2023
• Wardrobes work just as well and can make a design statement in your room.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 May 2023
• Wide strips of crust form a pleasing design that shows off the stone fruit in this slab pie.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
• The owners have since moved, and the design, as it is shown here, no longer exists.
  — Cynthia Frank, ELLE Decor, 22 Apr. 2021
• And in the end, everything will be fine, that’s by design.
  — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 12 June 2019
• The wooden chapel is topped by a wooden steeple in a cross design.
  — Kelly Kazek | [e-mail], al, 22 June 2022
• But Quito is stepping up as a hot spot for design, food, and more.
  — Ian Volner, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2023
• The fuzzy style is warm yet breathable with an easy slip-on, slip-off design.
  — Megan Schaltegger, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Soon, design crews will add banquettes, a 22-seat bar and an open kitchen.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
• The project is set to begin its design process later this month.
  — Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2021
• Fabrics are sewn in a quilt design with loose threads looped through.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2019
• But if the evening felt at times like a campaign rally, that was by design.
  — Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Daily Intelligencer, 28 May 2018
• Porter said the exact design of the garden and play area is not complete.
  — Lynn Horsley, kansascity, 12 July 2018
• That design, in my opinion, has the most old-school flavor.
  — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2018
• How did all of that information shape the design of the Palm Royale Beach Club?
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2024
• Turning a clean-sheet design into a hit airliner will take several years, and having a single leader drive the program forward is highly preferable to appointing a CEO for, say, a three-year term.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024