How to Use configuration in a Sentence
configuration
noun- We'll have to change the configuration of the system to accommodate the new server.
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Families with kids will love the room configuration—two pairs of bunk beds plus a queen.
— Sam Pfeifle, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024 -
Part road course and part oval, the Roval configuration made its debut four years ago.
— Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2022 -
Bertozzi solved that problem by altering the configuration of the alkyne.
— Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2022 -
And these, while tasty, are far removed from this traditional configuration.
— Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2022 -
Their modularity goes unmatched, with endless configurations to best suit your living space.
— Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024 -
The retractable lower-bowl seating tilts to a higher angle and configuration to accommodate basketball or is lowered for hockey.
— Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2022 -
Queen's path to consistent playing time is hard to envision within the Pacers current roster configuration.
— Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Oct. 2022 -
The Tribune reported in August that the new configuration cut nearly 40% of precincts in a move to save money on the cost of running elections.
— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022 -
Of course the pitchers mound to home plate, and the bases and all that are the same, but the field configurations were different.
— Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023 -
All of the rickshaw configurations have a top speed of 28 mph, while the scooter can reach up to 37 mph.
— Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024 -
The main difference between the two is the configuration of the wheels, Comite said.
— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 22 July 2023 -
Set the leg configuration within the shims, place drill bit through the predrilled leg holes, and drill a 3/8-inch hole into the cornhole frame.
— Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023 -
There are now projects that have more than 200 KB for their configuration files alone.
— IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2024 -
The road will reopen to traffic in the new configuration at 6 a.m. Jan. 30.
— Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023 -
The configuration of wings is different from a seraphim to an archangel.
— Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022 -
The stroller has more than 20 configurations, and can carry up to two little ones.
— Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 -
Anytime the camera cut to any group in any configuration, the consensus was clear — Rome was the name.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024 -
The 2023 season will be the first under the Big Ten’s new broadcast rights configuration.
— Nathan Baird, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022 -
Mitsubishi's goal was to sell the H3 at $51 million per launch in its base configuration.
— Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2023 -
Don’t miss your chance to get this configuration at a discount.
— Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 25 Oct. 2022 -
The jet stream can get stuck in this configuration, causing a heat wave to continue to build and sometimes break records.
— Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 18 June 2024 -
What drew you to this configuration of the problem, these details?
— Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 18 June 2023 -
The passing lanes will be closed and two lanes of traffic will be shifted to the right in each direction as part of the new traffic configuration.
— Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023 -
The configuration process takes a while and requires you to identify the light closest to the middle of the room (the beacon) and one or more lights at the corners (the processors).
— Simon Hill, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Apple didn't change the number of cores in its neural engine but sped up what the 16-core configuration can do.
— Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 15 May 2024 -
Although the carpet's been ripped up and the walls are paneled with wooden rods, the risers remain in the same configuration.
— Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The author of the post wanted to know whether anyone else had seen faces morph into strange configurations.
— Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Watch Out For: The two-by-two seating configuration means passengers in window seats have to step past their neighbors to get to the aisle.
— Victoria M. Walker, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024 -
In a Monday statement, the U.S. military said the number of drones fluctuated and ranged in size and configuration.
— Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
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