How to Use hardware in a Sentence

hardware

noun
  • She bought some new hardware for her system.
  • There's a lot to like about the hardware beyond the screen as well.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then measure how far down the hanging hardware is from the top of the frame.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The local hardware store in the White River town was heated by the wood stove to the right.
    Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The film is sure to rack up awards this season, and the Globes is its first chance to bring home some hardware.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Drake may soon be taking home some new hardware at the 2023 BET Awards.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • There are new apps and games, new hardware, and even new use cases.
    Jaina Grey, Wired, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The good news is that Kai can whip her up a piece of plastic hardware in a 3D machine.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • But at the same time, the Vision Pro feels like a mismatch of hardware and software.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
  • There is hardware, and then there is all the people who will exploit it.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The Fire Max 11 keeps the same goals but boosts the hardware to make everything look and feel that much better.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The natural wood grain and sleek black hardware is a nice touch, too.
    Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The plaster was cracked, the paint was chipped and faded and the hardware was outdated.
    Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
  • Amazon Many of the best Prime Day deals are on Amazon's own hardware.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Do those startups get bumped up in the waiting line for your hardware?
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The company breaks old hardware down to its pieces and frames them in a very pleasing way.
    Nick Guy, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
  • As the software gets smarter, the hardware becomes more useful.
    Condé Nast, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The new counters, the new cabinet hardware, the new sink and faucet, all went in without a hitch.
    Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The bench has a wide, flat top with a slight lip framing the edges and anti-tip hardware for safety.
    Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023
  • One of my best tips is to choose anything with hardware wisely.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The flight hardware and science instruments will be installed on the spacecraft by the end of the year.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Just think about the hardware that Iran threw into the sky and how little damage that caused.
    ABC News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Just remove the doors and install simple shelf pegs from the hardware store.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Firefighters work at the site of a Russian strike on a hardware store.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 20 June 2024
  • For brackets and the similar pieces of hardware, use their mounting holes to place the drill bit.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
  • Once more for posterity- the Fightins will be bringing home the hardware, even if the Astros decide to take the low road again.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But the spokesman emphasizes that the hardware is not the most important part.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • The board is easy to install and includes all the necessary hardware.
    Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The company has bought space on dozens of rockets—including SpaceX’s own Falcon 9—to rapidly get its hardware into space.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Letting all this hardware make demands at once would likely lead to an immediate grid failure and return to blackout conditions.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025

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