How to Use cursor in a Sentence

cursor

noun

• Hold Ctrl or Cmd with the above trick to delete the whole word in front of the cursor.
  — Jared Newman, PCWorld, 21 Apr. 2021
• The pilot slews a cursor to the icon and pulls the trigger.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
• The movement of the cursor matches the movement of the mouse.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
• Her pupil acts much like the cursor and mouse to work the software.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2019
• Hold Ctrl and press the left or right arrows to move the cursor word-by-word.
  — Jared Newman, PCWorld, 21 Apr. 2021
• The harder each subject squeezed, the faster the cursor moved.
  — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2014
• The glove reduces the friction on the tablet, so your cursor won’t slide as much.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
• The network’s output was a command to the joystick to move the cursor on the screen.
  — Christof Koch, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2016
• Use the arrows in the top left, or click and drag your cursor or mouse, to move the view up/down and right/left.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2016
• Moving the cursor to the right side of the screen accesses Slide Over apps.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 26 Mar. 2020
• This means the left control stick moves a cursor around, while the A button clicks.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
• Move your cursor to that area and click on your device’s name.
  — Toby Grey, BGR, 31 Aug. 2022
• Roll the cursor over the states to see what Valentine’s Day sweet is preferred.
  — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 26 Jan. 2018
• When your mouse cursor is on the iPad’s screen, your keyboard will work there as well.
  — Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2022
• So, with cursor in hand, take a tour of Utah and see where temples are now — or will be in the months and years ahead.
  — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
• In 37 seconds, DeGray gained control of the cursor and reached the first glowing dot.
  — New York Times, 12 May 2022
• To pin, run your cursor over the email in your inbox and click the thumbtack icon, which will bold when clicked.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• The duo head to a parking lot to test out the mouse-car, which moves the cursor by driving and clicks by honking.
  — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 18 Feb. 2018
• Clifford scans the folder, moves the cursor over a file and highlights it.
  — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2019
• To do that, hover the cursor over the person’s name in your inbox list.
  — New York Times, 21 May 2018
• A blank field will open with a checkbox and a blinking cursor.
  — Michael Ansaldo, PCWorld, 22 June 2017
• Just move your cursor to the bottom right corner or hold down the Globe + Q keys to open up a Quick Note.
  — Brenda Stolyar, Wired, 28 Oct. 2021
• Take Elle Fanning, who last night hit the streets in a campy look that was the perfect pre-cursor to Met Gala 2019.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2019
• My eyes were the cursor arrow, and my fingers were the mouse, it was explained.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
• This changes your cursor from the rainbow wheel to the standard arrow.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
• The screen will dim, the Snipping toolbar will appear at the top of the screen and your cursor will become a plus sign.
  — Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
• The key action is good and features full-sized cursor keys.
  — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 6 June 2019
• His new aircraft is advanced enough that the pilot can use a cursor on a screen to tell the plane where to go.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2019
• To resize it, place the cursor on the corner of the window and adjust it as needed.
  — WIRED, 23 Jan. 2023
• The Netflix app, for example, requires moving a mouse cursor around the screen using the remote's left, right, up, and down buttons, which can quickly get tedious.
  — PCMAG, 25 June 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024