How to Use input in a Sentence

input

1 of 2 noun
  • I need your input on what to have for dinner.
  • She provided some valuable input at the start of the project.
  • The computer gets its input from a keyboard or mouse.
  • The data is ready for input into a computer.
  • The job will require a considerable input of money.
  • This VCR has several audio inputs.
  • To keep the parts count low, the two input/output ports of the Macintosh were to be serial.
    IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
  • Sports: Asking for input on how high to rank a player in a list of 100 athletes.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The Free Press asked the Detroit Three automakers for their input.
    USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And with less progress from builders, a key inflationary input has more room to run.
    Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Once the input has been processed, the model must now apply what it’s learned to help select its next word.
    Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Petrino is expected to have input on what the rest of the offensive staff will look like.
    Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The amount of vast musical knowledge and input into the film was wide-ranging.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Mike Blake/ Reuters One of the fastest rising inputs in the consumer-price index released this week was the cost of auto repair.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 14 June 2023
  • The current buffer is half a mile, which gives surrounding cities little input over the project.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The lower input costs will also be good news for meatpackers, who’ve seen a sharp drop in their margins.
    Gerson Freitas Jr., Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Please be kind in your assumptions about the wife, who has not had her input into the conversation.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The recent spike in gas prices owes primarily to a jump in the price of crude oil, which makes up the key input cost for the gasoline that ends up in U.S. cars, analysts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The exchange with Gemini occurred over text, not voice, and the visual problems the AI solved were input as images, not a live video feed.
    IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Some, like Coker’s, have even reached the point of requiring little human input at all.
    IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The best part is that all of these applications have zero electric input.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Gardeners should have their soil tested now so the right organic inputs can be acquired and applied in the late fall.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But after heavy pushback and input from stakeholders, the bills were amended to say teenagers cannot work on roofs or ladders above six feet.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • There’s input from the remaining band members and a few industry folks, but the bulk of the book comes from the fans’ experiences, both longtime ones and new ones.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Making the chassis stiffer means that the suspension system responds to input rather than the frame being twisted.
    Dan Carney, Popular Science, 5 July 2023
  • The report is informed by input from a survey of more than 3,000 CFA Institute members.
    Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In practice, this means that the original LLL algorithm can’t handle inputs that are too large.
    Madison Goldberg, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The release of the draft plan came after an extensive process of community input.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2023
  • More than 800 citizens offered input, according to the report.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The capability to import forms like W-2s is preferable to manual input of numbers.
    Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
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input

2 of 2 verb
  • She inputted the sales figures into the spreadsheet.
  • In fact, there is no need to input a promo code to claim this bonus.
    cleveland, 9 Jan. 2023
  • There is no need to input a bonus code when signing up with any of the links on this page.
    cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Go to the Secretary of State’s website here and input your name and date of birth.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 23 May 2022
  • The website asks the user to input their email address.
    PCMAG, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The site won’t ask users to input a credit card number.
    Alex Janin, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022
  • There is no need to input a promo code when signing up with any of the links on this page.
    cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022
  • There is no need to input a bonus code when signing up via our links.
    cleveland, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Just input a location in the search box and select a distance area of up to five miles.
    Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • This will not stop teens from using the app for the day; users over the age of 13 can input their passcode to continue scrolling.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Zelle will open your banking app’s log-in screen and ask you to input your username and password.
    Washington Post, 21 July 2021
  • When consumers order the tests on the website, they are asked to input their name and shipping address.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Signing up is easy, just input your email and confirm your age to get started.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Once the voice model was produced, creative teams were able to input text and fine-tune the performance.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 27 May 2022
  • You won't be asked to input your birth year, as there isn't a photo assigned to every day of every year.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Customers can choose the one that best fits them and input their card information.
    Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Subscribers can input wine preferences or leave it up to the dealer.
    Dan Q. Dao, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The analog sticks on the controllers input random commands even when the player is not touching them.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 12 July 2021
  • To claim the bonus, visit the cashier and input your code after selecting a payment option.
    Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Simply input your gender, age, height and weight and the circumference of your waist.
    Cari Shane, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2022
  • To refer somebody to BetRivers, simply input their name and email address on the easy to use form in your account.
    Charlie Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The researchers input the text of each vignette, then ran through the questions presented in the manual for each case.
    IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
  • You'll be prompted to input your email to create an account, and then enter your credit card.
    Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2020
  • Called Dream Tracks, the AI tool will let users input a brief prompt and select a participating artist.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Just input your goal—such as paying off your credit card or making a down payment on a house—and target date.
    Kevin J. Ryan, wsj.com, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The user would hold their finger to the scanner 6 or 7 times, and then eventually would be forced to input their PIN anyway.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Without ever leaving the ad, customers can input their name, email, postal code and phone number.
    Roger Janik, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Now, forecast models will be able to input his data to derive the forecasts, making the mountain much safer for climbers.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 18 July 2022
  • To enter, viewers have to tune in to Wheel of Fortune each night this week, take note of the Bonus Round puzzle solution, and input it at www.wheeloffortune.com for an entry.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Its touch screen display tracks the ball’s distance from any hole and recommends clubs based on typical distances that golfer hits (information the owner inputs into the app during set up).
    Amy Schlinger, wsj.com, 19 Dec. 2023

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