How to Use how-to in a Sentence

how-to

adjective
  • Be sure to do your due diligence on the how-to for this.
    Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2023
  • This piece isn’t a how-to guide for peace in the Middle East.
    Landon Block, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • And there were lots of how-to demonstrations in [it], of how things were made.
    Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Again, get right to the problem and make your how-to or fix easy to accomplish.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Below is a how-to guide on styling your flats for fall—according to the street style scene, of course.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Our friends at Country Living gave us the how-to on bringing these adorable looks to life.
    Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Prep your peaches: First, peel your peaches (see how-to steps below), and separate the meat of the fruit from the pit.
    Rishon Hanners, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
  • The internet, with its easy access to how-to videos, was not yet available to help with their mission.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Carl is the host of a public-television how-to show, instructing viewers on the ins and outs of wielding a brush.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There is no how-to-do-it manual for a new justice, nothing.
    Tim Dillon, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2023
  • That book is an entertainment how-to, a sort of guide to gracious living.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 June 2023
  • Changing oneself is harder than perky how-to guides and self-help books suggest.
    Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Here’s a how-to guide from University of Michigan Health.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, there are plenty of how-to videos online with instructions.
    Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The Mors became close friends and provided them with their how-to for cookies, a recipe Sherland has guarded for years.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Some doctors questioned the depth of the authors’ research and whether the book was meant to be a medical tool or simply a how-to handbook for women.
    Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The casino website offers a how-to guide (including videos); bettors can use cash or a prepaid voucher to make the bet.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • If that’s the case: join the masterminds, watch the how-to videos and experiment with creating in different forms.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This Book by Abbie Hoffman, which is a how-to guide with detailed instructions on how to make Molotov cocktails and things like that.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s the how-to behind tastier mug recipes: Microwave ovens cannot only steam food, but in some situations can toast, fry and even caramelize.
    Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The quick how-to videos can show the best way to mix and match spring sweaters and jeans or the order in which to apply toner, serums, moisturizers and sunscreen in a morning skin care routine.
    Julie Creswell, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • She's also started writing her own cookbook, a ‘how-to guide’ on cooking basics.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 7 May 2023
  • Staller starts her how-to video by blitzing up a blender sauce that includes a carton of yogurt (plain or vanilla), three stemmed strawberries, and a drizzle of honey.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Yes, a hose is my only source of irrigation for my homestead garden—which sounds insane and could be a how-to article all its own.
    Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In the how-to video, Goldstein adds drops of the different nail polish shades into water before swirling them together and then dipping the nail into the mixture.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • His route running is often cited as sublime, Allen’s highlights resembling a how-to video.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • There are several how-to videos on TikTok, and many bakers have different techniques.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2023
  • Designed for at-home acupressure, this kit comes with 40 gold ear seeds, tweezers for application, and a how-to guide for beginners.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Process of commercialization Commercialization started in the 1980s with the sale of how-to books on Wicca.
    Helen A. Berger, The Conversation, 26 July 2023
  • The how-to clips show plenty of handy nail artists carefully applying a clear flexible gel, whether that be a builder, rhinestone glue or nail extension gel.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023

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