How to Use prototype in a Sentence

prototype

noun
Definition of prototypenext
Synonyms for prototypenext
  • They tested the prototype of the car.
  • He is the prototype of a conservative businessman.
  • He is developing a prototype for his invention.
  • The Sherlock Holmes stories are the prototypes of modern detective stories.
  • Since then, it's been mostly crickets, with no work completed, no prototype, and no more buzz about the Tetrahedron.
    — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Munster expects to see a prototype of the robotaxi, along with previews of the other vehicles.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Using the testing feedback, work with the product designers to create a product prototype.
    — Igor Trunov, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Sensoria is still in the business of making smart clothing, but its first attempt at a sports bra felt more like a prototype than a finished product, with an awkward fit and stiff fabric.
    — PCMAG, 29 Nov. 2022
  • New cars and planes go through rigorous testing before hitting the assembly line, but each supertall is essentially a prototype.
    — Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Before this week, the only glimpse that the public got suggesting that the Semi could soon be hitting roads was a prototype spotted in 2018.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Sany said this prototype wind turbine will go through a year of operational testing for reliability in an experimental wind farm.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
  • While nobody knows quite when the release date is, someone was apparently already selling a prototype on Facebook Marketplace.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The film is now seen as the prototype for sleek, stylish action-thrillers.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • The team displayed the prototype at a high school fair, and a young amputee named Ernest Priester, 13, asked to try it on.
    — Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Oh no, Marco left product prototypes in the Uber with the hot guy and gets fired!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 July 2023
  • In the meantime, the friends will continue to perfect the prototype.
    — Ebonee Burrell, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The goal would be to produce two prototypes by 2028 for testing and trial runs.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Well, the alpha version is the first version, the first prototype version.
    — WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • Advertisement And all of the prototypes were made by sixth-graders.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • At least one prototype was alleged to have already flown, way back in 2020.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
  • Ten months after the new Learjet Corp. set up in Kansas, the first Learjet 23 prototype was ready to fly.
    — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
  • Sony has formed a joint venture with Honda to build an electric prototype called Afeela, due to ship in 2026.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
  • What were your key learnings from building the prototype?
    — Aparna Dhinakaran, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The new store could be a prototype for Publix’s new store concept called GreenWise stores.
    — Kathy Jumper, al, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The runway was lined with ecru muslin, which fashion houses use to make prototypes.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The current version of the evergreen rock ‘n roller is like a waxwork of the 1976 punk prototype Idol—in the best possible way.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In a lab space one room over, prototype buoys were pummeled by water churning in wave tanks.
    — Saima May Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The brand also has plans to release makeup — a clear nod to the toy’s original prototype.
    — Hannah Malach, WWD, 24 July 2024
  • So far, Beta has built a prototype of each, both of which are flown nearly every day, Clark says.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Pei is careful to say that these are brand-new prototypes and that even messing with your homescreen will take a while to happen.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 5 June 2024

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