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.
  • 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
  • It is configured to place weight on the hips instead of the shoulders.
    — Lydia Lohrer, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2017
  • 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 far right lane can easily be configured to be a thru lane.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The fitness and flex rooms could be configured as third and fourth bedrooms, Clem says.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 7 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Note that to configure Pay Guard, click the Privacy icon in the main window.
    — PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • That can be configured up to a 28-core model with 1.5 terabytes of RAM.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 5 June 2019
  • It can also be configured to run the moment the camera is plugged into the USB port.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The question still looming over camp is how that group might be configured this fall.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • As the Sox work to configure the rotation, here’s a progress report from some of the pitchers after their first starts of the spring.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Even the bookshelves are on wheels so they can be configured as needed.
    — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, 22 July 2019
  • Ebani and Ethan took one room, arguing over which side each would take and how to configure the twin beds and dressers.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • This week, the planets are configured in such a way that all of them will be present in the sky at dusk from mostly anywhere on Earth.
    — Katrina Miller, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Most have a top rack configured for cups and bowls and a bottom rack for dishes and bulky cookware.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024

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