How to Use guide in a Sentence

guide

1 of 2 noun
  • They used the stars as a guide to find their way back.
  • We hired a guide for our trip to the mountains.
  • He was my friend and my guide in the early years of my career.
  • If past experience is any guide, we're in for a long and difficult project.
  • The insider’s guide to what to shop and how to wear it.
    Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Here's a guide to the partners of the Selling Sunset cast.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • The edge guide is a standout feature that supports your knife to the tip.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Here is your complete guide to deer hunting in the rain.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • Vogue Shopping The insider’s guide to what to shop and how to wear it.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Here's a guide to the 17 people who appeared: The King and Queen posed with their pages of honor.
    Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • Here's our guide to the best places to eat, stay, and play on your Hawaii honeymoon in Maui.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Check out our guide to the best breakfasts around Charlotte for $10 or less.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In sports, as in life, the letter of the law is only a rough guide to good behavior.
    David Papineau, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Cos arch jeans, $120 Vogue Shopping The insider’s guide to what to shop and how to wear it.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Below, shop our guide to the best post-Amazon Prime Day deals worth adding to your cart.
    Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2023
  • Keep in Mind There aren’t any measurements or guides printed on the mat.
    Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The move echoes an increase this week in the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing loans.
    Alex Veiga, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
  • For those visiting, this guide offers the lowdown on the best eats in all six towns.
    Michelle Gross, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023
  • Check out our guide to types of squashes and prepare for a bounty.
    Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Aim to space pumpkin seeds 4-6 feet apart when planting, and use the seed packet as your guide.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
  • For more tips on shopping with the brand, see our Away luggage buying guide.
    Madeline Diamond, wsj.com, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Check out Laurel’s guide here to learn more about those and other new state laws now in effect.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Most notable here are the Fuji K guides with FazeLite tangle-free rings.
    Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 9 May 2023
  • Learn more about screening in a porch yourself in our guide to screening in a porch yourself.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 27 July 2023
  • Ask for cooking help: Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal are your guides to the kitchen.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Make sure the gasket is soft, flexible, and crack-free (check out our guide to parts and pieces, below).
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The book's reference guide provides a quick way to find options for relief in the moment.
    Mary K. Tatum, Ms, Verywell Health, 14 July 2023
  • This guide is written in plain English and has a useful index.
    Richard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Each week, this guide features the top weekend events from Thursday through Sunday.
    The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
  • Ohio’s names rule does not appear in Ohio’s 33-page candidate guide.
    Emily Schmall, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
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guide

2 of 2 verb
  • He guided us around the city.
  • Let your conscience guide you.
  • He claims that there were unknown forces guiding the outcome of the election.
  • Her example helped to guide me toward a career in medicine.
  • He carefully guided the ship into the harbor.
  • In his work, he has always been guided by a desire to help other people.
  • She guided her team to victory.
  • His guiding principle when he built his house was that bigger was better.
  • She had a guiding influence on my decision.
  • The man behind the plate guiding all of those pitchers?
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Signs would be placed throughout to better guide users through the park.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But it’s being seduced by the wrong thing if the numbers are guiding you.
    Vulture, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Use your vision board as a tool to inspire and guide your actions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The team at InventHelp is there to support, guide, and assist you.
    Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The book guides women on ways to get around workplace obstacles on the way to getting ahead.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Jack becomes Jann’s trainer and helps to guide him through a series of races leading up to Le Mans.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The daughter places the pillow on her mother’s lap and guides her mother’s hand over a large yellow patch.
    Kat McGowan, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • From the get-go, one of their guiding lights seems to have led a hypocritical life.
    Cherie Deville, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The 36-year-old Horford, according to Brogdon, has served as the team’s guiding force throughout the year.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • To prevent this, create a focal point to guide the eye and avoid too much of everything.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The re-emergence of the neighborhood is being guided by those who live there and defend it.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
  • For the creative community, there is a huge role to play in guiding us out of this chaos and despair.
    Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2023
  • This was the match that Gibson, not to mention the many who had guided her along the way, had inched toward step by step over the past several years.
    Sally H. Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
  • And after spending the past few days together getting to know De Sarno and his team, will that help guide his DJ setlist at all?
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Wherever life is guiding you, go with your head held high and your chest puffed forward.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
  • That fear ought to guide both Israeli and American actions.
    Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
  • It’s guided by the easy suspense and reliable thrill of betting big and winning.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • This knowledge should guide correspondents and reporters on what could be a much longer path forward, with no end to the war in sight.
    Trey Yingst, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Still, the onus is on us to guide its evolution responsibly.
    Zack Kass, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • In both cases, though, the idea of absence as a presence is the guiding philosophy.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023

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