How to Use template in a Sentence

template

noun
  • The software includes templates for common marketing documents like pamphlets and flyers.
  • Hammer the nail on top of the marked spot on the template.
    — Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Make a template of the segment and use this to lay out the pieces.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Print the template for this too-cute Elf on the Shelf idea for free.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Part of what drew us to it was there wasn’t much of a template.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The thing about chickadees is that none of them veer off the template much.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2021
  • There is no clear template for what works and what doesn’t.
    — Ilona Bernotaite, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • But Djokovic didn’t have to look too far back for his template.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Cut out the hole at the top of the template and tie some ribbon through it into a bow.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Most of all though, Williams set the template for country star.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The plan will be based on a template from the state and will be subject to state review.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Their live shows are still a template to what a live show should look and feel like for me.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Once the tread is out, use it as a template for cutting a new tread.
    — Washington Post, 10 May 2021
  • It’s a moody rock song and one that doesn’t fit any type of template on the album.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021
  • Like a sponge, the template soaked up all the errors within the design.
    — Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Some version of the word comes up five times in the template’s 12 questions.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Think of this as a template for how to splurge and save on a day of dining at home.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2022
  • With the second issue, the High Times template was set.
    — Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The series set the template for how to write for Latinxs, not just about them.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But the Bartók does not appear to be the Icarus Quartet’s template.
    — Allan Kozinn, WSJ, 22 June 2022
  • Starting at the stem, bend wire, using the template as a guide.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022
  • As for what the label could look like, there’s at least one template.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Whether that’s a template for any US Open remains to be seen.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2021
  • The United States’ response to the coup in Niger offers a loose template.
    — Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The club views that as testament to the work of the radio team, but not as a template for the future.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 21 May 2021
  • The template from these first five picks is clear for what the Cowboys want on the defensive side of the ball.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2021
  • That lawsuit set the template for much of what followed during the next two and a half decades.
    — Jim Derogatis, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Have team members add ideas one at a time to the template, whiteboard, or sticky notes.
    — Mark Cruth, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Apple model also became the template for how most U.S. tech firms get their hardware built.
    — Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
  • After exiting the capsule, Katy Perry and Gayle King dropped down to kiss the ground, instantly creating a new meme template.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

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