How to Use technique in a Sentence

technique

noun
  • I used a special technique to make the bread.
  • The players need to practice in order to improve their technique.
  • The ice-skaters will be judged on technique and creativity.
  • We learned some techniques for relieving stress.
  • Brown, a three-technique, played 60 snaps over the last three games.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • These are the types of technique miscues that can lead to flares.
    Markham Heid, Time, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The mind cannot be fixed, after all, like the technique of a forehand.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Now, as with all year-round techniques, there is a prime-time to fish a wacky rig, and to me, that’s the post-spawn.
    Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 9 May 2024
  • What's the best technique to use when massaging the scalp?
    Esme Benjamin, Glamour, 25 June 2024
  • Or maybe the technique is what makes your biscuits stand out?
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Slow breathing techniques lower the rate to four to 10 breaths a minute.
    Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
  • From there, finish the length of your hair with a classic braid technique.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The effect is just cluttered, even more so in terms of showy technique.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The technique of running that route is just having body presence to the drag.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The technique was all about getting a gorgeous, luxe finish to the hair.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Maea taught herself to weave the palm fronds using a Samoan technique.
    Samanta Helou Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The main step that requires a little more technique and time is the lemon curd filling.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The technique creates a more open appearance for the eyes and keeps the eyelash curled for up to eight weeks.
    Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Young met with his QB trainers, scoured over last year’s tape, and worked on his technique.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
  • Sitake admitted the technique was sloppy in the secondary late in the game.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
  • His quickness and technique open up the Ravens’ zone-running game.
    Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The technique is not overly complex and has been done in the past with other vaccines.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • But this technique isn’t only for those with outdoor space and high-tech grills.
    Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Neither has revealed a word of how this technique works.
    WIRED, 15 Nov. 2022
  • He’s spent the past four years learning the finer points of the position and honing his technique.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Not much research is involved, and the technique is highly low-stakes.
    T. Dallas Smith, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Keeping wavy hair frizz-free comes down to hydration and the right styling techniques.
    Erin Parker, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The ship appears to have been built using a Norse technique, in which the planks of the body are overlapped with one another.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Most everyone who saw it at the Paris Salon of 1865 despised it, for the subject or the technique or both.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The technique could go a long way towards helping tackle the growing problem of e-waste.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024

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