How to Use operate in a Sentence

operate

verb

• The café is owned and operated by a young couple.
• The machine can operate at high speeds.
• It's the only casino operating in the state.
• They hope to have the windmill operating again tomorrow.
• The company operates from Chicago.
• The camera also operates underwater.
• The organization operates a recycling program.
• In fact, several airlines only operate during the busy summer months.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
• Most smart-home devices operate on the 2.4-GHz frequency, though that’s starting to change.
  — Simon Hill, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
• The stores typically operate with lean staffing, and their employees, by some measures, are paid at the bottom of the retail industry’s scale.
  — Michael Corkery, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
• By the end of the next decade, the company was operating over 700 dining cars — yet, an even greater on-board luxury had emerged by then: eating in one’s seat.
  — Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
• In addition, the Escape the Asylum and Heist attractions will continue to operate.
  — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
• Disney World said its theme parks and Disney Springs shopping center were open as usual Friday and operating on a normal schedule.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2024
• The brain’s stress network operates like a game of tug-of-war.
  — Haley Weiss, Time, 13 June 2023
• The company has an agreement with the city to operate the venue for the next few years.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
• Its operating hours will be 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., and it will be held rain or shine.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
• Most nose hair trimmers operate via a battery, but Meridian's trimmer charges via USB and offers up to 30 minutes of trim time.
  — Men's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• The device can also be set to operate as a fan that can push cooling air around a room.
  — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2024
• Once fully charged, the spin scrubber can operate for up to 90 minutes at a time.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• That ended a run of five years of Missouri operating at a deficit.
  — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2024
• Some objected to the fact that little is known about how Mesa Rock will operate.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
• No pot farms or dispensaries have been allowed to operate in the state.
  — Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
• Hästens faced a £1.2 million ($1.5 million) operating loss in the U.K. that year.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 12 Jan. 2024
• Take note of the corporate name, which might differ from the brand under which the business operates.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• One twist of the fitting wheel, which requires one hand to operate, helps secure this brace against the back of your head for a more comfortable fit.
  — Matt Ng, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2023
• Militants now operate so close to the border that Israelis can see them with their bare eyes.
  — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• Customers can view this map, depending on the type of aircraft assigned to operate their flight, at the time of booking.
  — Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
• In this mode, the vehicle operates in front-wheel drive, which, Motor1.com points out, is a first for a Lamborghini.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
• Yes, Epic Games Store is its own app, operating in a similar way as Steam.
  — Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
• The Coast Guard operates in small communities like Valdez, which doesn’t have a single year-round child care provider.
  — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024