How to Use array in a Sentence

array

1 of 2 verb

• She arrayed herself in rich velvets and satins.
• The rest of the dressing room was arrayed with the temporary comforts of the road.
  — Jamie Lauren Keiles, Time, 22 Aug. 2019
• Quiet cars became the arena in which the Forces of Good were arrayed against the Forces of Evil.
  — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
• There are about 40 of the outdoor sofas, which are black and arrayed in rows.
  — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
• England lines up from 35 yards in the center for a free kick; their targets are arrayed across the 18.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 July 2018
• His wife, Ann, is seated next to him; two of his sons and a daughter-in-law are arrayed around them.
  — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Here are the three wheels arrayed with their working surfaces face up.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
• Just before dusk, the first pickup trucks roll past the checkpoint and array themselves across the desert on the outskirts of Agadez, Niger.
  — Robert Draper, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
• Their forces and proxies are arrayed against each other in the civil wars in Syria and Yemen.
  — Bloomberg.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• Adults sitting on wooden bleachers arrayed around the bright yellow-and-green truck that is the stage set groaned and grinned.
  — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 6 Feb. 2020
• The Mobvoi leadership team array themselves in the front row as judges.
  — Matt Sheehan, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2019
• The Express Key buttons are arrayed along the grain-leather-like surface of the indented grips on the left and right side panels.
  — PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
• Gift boxes wrapped in silver are arrayed under the tree.
  — Sally A. Downey, Philly.com, 19 Dec. 2017
• Inside, there were bodies arrayed on a green, lush lawn.
  — Baz Ratner, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• And there was a silver tea set carefully arrayed on the floor nearby.
  — Josh Yager, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2023
• The 2,804 seats are arrayed on five levels — a deep jewel box upholstered in deep red.
  — Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• The doleful voice of the late singer and poet Leonard Cohen issued from one of maybe 30 speakers piled on the instrument and arrayed about the room.
  — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2018
• A dozen other boats were arrayed up and down the river, all attempting to catch sturgeon.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2017
• On the other side of the road, a smelter worker from the central Chinese province of Henan examined crabs and fish arrayed at a makeshift stall set on the edge of the road.
  — Peter S. Goodman Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• What ensues among them becomes a picaresque of sorts, arrayed in quills and cashmere.
  — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• Come Saturday morning, slice the salmon thinly enough to read the horoscopes through and array it on a tray alongside a dozen plump bagels.
  — Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 29 June 2017
• Her house was large enough only for a bed; the rest of her belongings—a table, a wood-burning stove—were arrayed on the grass outside.
  — Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• Riot Fest returns to Douglas Park this weekend with dozens of bands arrayed across five stages over three days.
  — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• The background is yellow and the members of Radiohead are arrayed in front of it with blank expressions on their faces.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 12 Mar. 2018
• Jupiter's close approach is known as opposition, meaning that Jupiter, Earth and the sun are briefly arrayed in a straight line — with Earth in the middle.
  — NBC News, 7 June 2019
• The breakdown arrays the soybean farmer’s best options.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2018
• The vivid hues continue inside but are arrayed in more complex ways.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• Lights are arrayed to fill the Newport city commissioner's property on both sides of the street.
  — Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 13 Dec. 2017
• The main pavilion and 34 freestanding suites are arrayed like a poured-concrete sculpture along the desert floor, their smooth gray walls and blocky shapes mirroring the mesas.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
• The space currently functions as a warehouse, but Mr. Sweets dreams of turning it into an artists’ bazaar, perhaps with taxidermy mounts arrayed throughout: the elephant here, the giraffe and hippo there.
  — Katrina Miller, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023

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array

2 of 2 noun

• The input panel is a recessed array at the top of the back panel.
  — PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
• The All-Star center worked out on the court about an hour before the game against New York and looked good doing an array of post moves and jumpers.
  — Doug Feinberg, ajc, 18 June 2023
• There is a vast array of options available for adults and children.
  — Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2024
• Ryan Seacrest will host the two-day event, which will feature major artists from an array of genres.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2023
• It can be used over an array of floors, including concrete, vinyl, tile, and wood.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023
• The lawsuit adds to an array of problems piling up for OpenAI.
  — Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• The old runway shows were marked by famous faces in the front row, and a dizzying array of notables walked the pink carpet laid out on 34th Street.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2023
• The duo’s write-up of their findings reveals a broad array of perspectives among those who put their name to the document.
  — Will Knight, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
• Meet Me in the Dirt sells an array of houseplants and self-care products such as candles, body oils and bath salts that Lawson makes herself.
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• The standards cover a wide array of vehicles, from city buses and box trucks to garbage trucks and 18-wheelers.
  — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
• Think of having an array of spirits from vodka to whiskey, chasers, and garnishes.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024
• But as with dark rum, there’s an enormous array of flavors to be tasted in the white rum category.
  — Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
• Videos of the demonstration showed an array of flags, with one protester waving the flag of Vatican City.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2023
• Attendees will also get the chance to sip on craft beers and try food like artisanal cheeses, olive oil, breads, salads and an array of desserts, too.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2023
• That generation has grown up with a huge array of sources for high-quality, free-to-view content.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• Typically, king cake is made of a rich, brioche dough and a wide array of fillings, such as cinnamon, chocolate, and cream cheese.
  — Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
• But with an array of gossip readily available any time of day at the tip of your fingers, the shows seem to find themselves in a perpetual game of catch up.
  — TIME, 24 Jan. 2024
• The array produces more than half the power its snowmaking system consumes.
  — Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
• The question gave rise to a wide array of possibilities, some troubling and some benign.
  — Erika Fry, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
• The necessarily tall rear fascia is nicely broken up by four oval taillights near the top and an array of slots near the bottom.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
• Beers are served from a bar fashioned from a used shipping container and an array of tacos and other snacks are available from Karl Strauss’s first-ever food truck.
  — Brandon Hernández, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
• That’s thanks to the array of soothing sounds this machine offers, plus the timer function that shuts it off without causing a wakeful disturbance.
  — Kayla Blanton, Health, 19 July 2023
• For guests who do like to imbibe, the property allows diners to bring their own wine and spirits (with no corkage fee) to add to the whimsical array of mocktails.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
• To name just one, Art Produce is a gem of a space, with a fascinating array of cultural programming.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2023
• However, not all dentists are up to date on the dizzying array of options available to consumers today.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• And on Thursday it was named the best hotel in the world by a new list that gives properties a composite score based on information that’s compiled from a wide array of sources.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
• There’s no single method for zeroing in on TikTok users, and producers may try an array of concepts.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
• The campaign finds Kendall and her friends under sunny skies in an array of classic American pieces: button-up shirts, polos, blazers and more.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
• As waves of water washed across an array of nanoscale silicone pyramids, the apparatus generated a very small current.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2024
• Rolling papers, pre-rolled cones, lighters, bongs, vapes and an array of other paraphernalia constitute the indispensable toolkit for cannabis consumers.
  — Harrison Bard, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024