How to Use operate in a Sentence

operate

verb
  • The café is owned and operated by a young couple.
  • The machine can operate at high speeds.
  • It's the only casino operating in the state.
  • They hope to have the windmill operating again tomorrow.
  • The company operates from Chicago.
  • The camera also operates underwater.
  • The organization operates a recycling program.
  • The brain’s stress network operates like a game of tug-of-war.
    Haley Weiss, Time, 13 June 2023
  • The company has an agreement with the city to operate the venue for the next few years.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Its operating hours will be 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., and it will be held rain or shine.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The device can also be set to operate as a fan that can push cooling air around a room.
    Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The system has an instant on/off switch, a longer lifespan, and costs much less to operate.
    Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Once fully charged, the spin scrubber can operate for up to 90 minutes at a time.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That ended a run of five years of Missouri operating at a deficit.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Some objected to the fact that little is known about how Mesa Rock will operate.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • No pot farms or dispensaries have been allowed to operate in the state.
    Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination; Amy Yurkanin, Al.com; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Hästens faced a £1.2 million ($1.5 million) operating loss in the U.K. that year.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Take note of the corporate name, which might differ from the brand under which the business operates.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • One twist of the fitting wheel, which requires one hand to operate, helps secure this brace against the back of your head for a more comfortable fit.
    Matt Ng, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Militants now operate so close to the border that Israelis can see them with their bare eyes.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Customers can view this map, depending on the type of aircraft assigned to operate their flight, at the time of booking.
    Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
  • In this mode, the vehicle operates in front-wheel drive, which, Motor1.com points out, is a first for a Lamborghini.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Yes, Epic Games Store is its own app, operating in a similar way as Steam.
    Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The Coast Guard operates in small communities like Valdez, which doesn’t have a single year-round child care provider.
    Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2023
  • The county had sought to gain control of the library board, which operates as a private nonprofit and has roots dating to 1799.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • At the same time, many are also grappling with how to operate more sustainably.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
  • The kitchen is operated by Firetap Alehouse, co-owned by Lewis.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The rest of the clip featured footage of Chanel touring sets, watching scenes on a monitor and operating a camera with the help of a crew member.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • By the end of the next decade, the company was operating over 700 dining cars — yet, an even greater on-board luxury had emerged by then: eating in one’s seat.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Disney World said its theme parks and Disney Springs shopping center were open as usual Friday and operating on a normal schedule.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2024

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