How to Use protocol in a Sentence

protocol

noun
  • What is the proper protocol for declining a job offer?
  • They did not follow the proper diplomatic protocols.
  • The soldier's actions constitute a breach of military protocol.
  • And the new sports health screening protocol caught it.
    Annika Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • The result is a patchwork of protocols full of loopholes and gaps.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 13 July 2023
  • In 2021, there were a pile of protocols and an entirely new team to learn.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, the farms have instituted lots of protocols for who gets to go in and how.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 June 2024
  • Read to the end of this article to learn more about our testing protocols.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2023
  • Day said that this has helped the young flyers on the spectrum get more accustomed to the protocols at their own pace.
    Sarah Caliguire, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • For his Parkinson’s fight, Gracie swapped the dune for protocols.
    Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Arriving without your spouse wasn’t the protocol all of the evening’s co-chairs adhered to.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • For the eye area, the standard protocol consists of two sessions, four weeks apart from each other.
    Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2024
  • This can be a fun and engaging way for your child to act-out the protocols before heading to the airport.
    Noah Kaufman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2024
  • There’s no doubt that she was hounded, but the truth was that the security protocol for her was lacking, to say the very least.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Due to difficulties with his sight, Mills turned over control of the protocol to Harlan Stenn in the 2000s.
    Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The protocol in Alabama calls for an inmate to be strapped to a gurney and fitted with a mask and a breathing tube.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Washington designed the workout using the every minute on the minute (EMOM) protocol, which means that each round is a race against the clock.
    Men's Health, 17 May 2023
  • There has been much conversation about a lack of safety protocols on the Rust film set.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 8 July 2024
  • Things can take a turn on the fifth or sixth day of your injection protocol, once a bunch of follicles are growing.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
  • At the moment of impact, fans roared reflexively at the breach of protocol.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • My vision was to have protocols put in place to protect performers on set.
    Tasha Reign, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2023
  • And every engine has its own networking protocol for servers to talk to each other and to clients.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Open-sourcing the entire protocol makes sure the cryptosystem conforms to this rule.
    IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2024
  • After the pirates had boarded the tanker, the crew sought refuge in a citadel — a safe area on the ship — in line with the onboard anti-piracy emergency protocol.
    Jan M. Olsen, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023
  • McCain was placed the league’s concussion protocol after the play.
    oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • By 10:30, the resort had begun its missing child search protocol, with staff and guests searching the property for any signs of Madeleine.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
  • For psoriasis, the step therapy protocols were stricter more than 99% of the time.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
  • Like all volunteers, Ms. Brammer follows a strict protocol while out with the brigade.
    Annie Roth Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023
  • While the city remains prosperous, there is growing concern over a lingering British change to Hong Kong’s customs protocols.
    James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In keeping with Ukrainian military protocol, only his first name was shared.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024

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