How to Use configure in a Sentence

configure

verb
  • The instructions tell you how to configure the kit correctly.
  • The plane is configured for military use.
  • Her platinum wig has been configured into a longish, feathered bob with bangs, a style once known universally as the Krystle.
    Morelli Brothers; Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The living area can also be configured as a TV room, complete with reclining couch seats and a home theater system.
    New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
  • For millennia the planet’s surface was configured by the slow geologic processes of wind and rain.
    Matthew Ross, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The Uran-14 can also be configured to act as an engineer mineclearing vehicle in wartime.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Aug. 2019
  • But as it’s currently configured, the TWC does not properly address this niche.
    Andrew Skurka, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Recycling, composting, yard waste and bulk items have to configured separately.
    Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The bomb experts, one an FBI agent, and one hired by the defense, agreed Sayoc's packages were not configured to explode.
    CBS News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • The bomb experts, one an FBI agent, and one hired by the defense, agreed Sayoc’s packages were not configured to explode.
    Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Samsung’s buds work with its own voice assistant, Bixby, found on its phones, or can be configured to connect to Google Assistant or Siri.
    Amrita Khalid, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Lenovo hasn't said exactly which chips will be in the newest X1 Carbons, but those models will be able to be configured with up to six cores and support significant speed gains.
    Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Aimmune configured an oral immunotherapy for children allergic to peanuts, who number about 6 million in the United States.
    Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 13 Sep. 2019
  • From there it’s a four-step process to configure the lock to use the new key.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2021
  • Pop the lens out to configure the camera for a close up and take aim.
    Dave Johnson, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • The Circle in the Square stage is configured in the round, leaving nowhere to hide.
    Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 12 June 2024
  • Note: The code is configured so that pin 0 is up, pin 1 is down, pin 2 is right, and pin 3 is left.
    Andy Clark, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Every aspect of the compound is grand, from the porte cochère to the six-car garage to how the home is configured.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 June 2023
  • The shelves and baskets can be removed to configure the space to serve you best.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 July 2022
  • Six of those eight are on the rear I/O plate, and the other two can be configured either on top of or on the front of the case.
    Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
  • Click on any of these sign-in options to configure them.
    David Nield, Wired, 13 Feb. 2022
  • The Smart Lock pairs with a smart phone using August’s free app in the same way as the Pro and is easy to configure.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2020
  • To learn more about each setting and how to configure it, click the Learn more button.
    PCMAG, 23 May 2022
  • The lock pairs with a smartphone using Wyze’s free app and is easy to configure.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That's why the recent slide of the offensive line is hard to configure.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The hook-and-eye clasps in the back have four settings, and there's even a J-hook to configure the straps into a racerback style.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 16 May 2024
  • The app, in turn, is used to configure the device and, should the user choose, connect it to a home Wi-Fi network.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2020
  • The strap is configured into an X shape to ensure that the aerator shoes don’t slip and slide all over the place.
    Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The goal is to enable the RIS nodes to autonomously control and configure the phase shifts of their unit cells.
    IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The Copilot key is configured as default to launch Microsoft’s Copilot app on Windows 11, but the company is now testing the ability to use it to launch other apps instead.
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2024

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