How to Use configuration in a Sentence

configuration

noun
  • We'll have to change the configuration of the system to accommodate the new server.
  • 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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