How to Use computer in a Sentence

computer

noun
  • He works all day on a computer.
  • The live video of the board meeting played on the computer in the background.
    Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The hand lotions are just the right size for inside the purse, in the car, next to the computer, etc.
    Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022
  • If your on a computer, back out of the email to your inbox.
    CNN, 3 May 2022
  • There was one that had a computer, which was like a big deal.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2025
  • O’Fallon compared it to the fins on a computer’s heat sink.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
  • To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer.
    Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The next day, the owner called back to report that a computer was stolen.
    cleveland, 6 May 2022
  • Then, by all means, log off of your computer and go right now.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
  • So the media could be moist, could be more than rigid screens and computers and all that sort of thing.
    Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The kit allows kids to build their very own computer with a step-by-step guide.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2023
  • There's enough space for a computer or laptop and even a small house plant.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Touch the option to scan a QR code and point your camera at the QR code on your computer screen and you’re done.
    Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The life cycle of the loan is about as long as a computer takes to process a transaction.
    Paul Vigna, WSJ, 8 May 2022
  • After prayer and signs of peace, Smith cued a song on her computer.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022
  • The game is so evenly matched that the CalPreps.com computer favors the Braves by a single point.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The Skims founder then opens a suitcase, which has a computer and hard drive inside.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The irony of typing by the light of my computer monitor is not lost me.
    cincinnati.com, 10 May 2023
  • In the new study, the researchers used a computer model to look at the effects of different factors on the shift of the poles.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
  • There aren’t many ports and the touchpad is embedded in the computer.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The perfect present for anyone who works on a computer all day, no?!
    Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 6 Dec. 2022
  • That’s a useful feature for those of us who like to turn our computers off at night.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Just a few weeks ago, Hannah Chea spent most of her week sitting in front of a computer for work.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Next the team set an ambitious new goal: listen to large swathes of the ocean in the hopes of training a computer to learn to speak whale.
    Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • He's only allowed one hour of screen time per day on the computer.
    Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Well, there are few jobs that will replace you just like computers did.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 14 June 2024
  • Open an Excel sheet or Google sheet on the computer and create a new tab along the bottom for each bin.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The computer is available in both a Night Sky and a Platinum Silver.
    Christian De Looper, BGR, 30 July 2022
  • If the reason for that is a lack of computer literacy, start taking some lessons.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The usable portion of the hide — usually 70% to 80% of it — is mapped using a computer program that overlays a template of all the glove parts that can be cut from that piece of leather.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025

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