How to Use how it is in a Sentence

how it is

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  • What is changing is not the scale of the challenge, but how it is framed.
    Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Many hosts serve fresh food to their guests and are careful about how it is presented.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The point is not that the task is completed but how it is completed.
    Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The final layer of protection is not about what is owned but how it is owned.
    Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But whether or not hydrogen is good for the climate depends on how it is made.
    Brad Plumer, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The greater issue could be debated about how it is being spent.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2024
  • But how it is run likely will depend on how the vision comes together.
    Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Instead, leaders agreed to reviews of how it is being spent — with no veto.
    Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The Bears prefer a vertical structure, and that’s how it is laid out.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But today there is much more focus on the precision and intent for how it is being used.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The vast volume of water is a vital resource for both countries, and the treaty governs how it is shared.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Put simply, the games industry needs a renaissance in how it is managed.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In the case of Cyclosa, that challenge plays out not through changes to the spider’s body, but through changes to how it is seen.
    New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The key factor in whether AI kills jobs, however, is how it is applied.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The lifespan of a beach umbrella depends on its quality and how it is used and maintained over time.
    Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • The circulation of a car air freshener’s scent may be impacted by how it is opened and used.
    Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2023
  • One thing rosemary is particular about is how it is harvested.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
  • That includes the creation of a product, how it is developed and the way that workers are treated.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the booth, his analysis and attention to detail brought fans closer to our game and how it is played and managed.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Depending on how it is derived, hydrogen can be classified as gray, blue, green—or even black.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Here's what to know about prostate cancer including the signs and symptoms, how it is diagnosed and how it is treated.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 May 2025
  • Get your audience to buy into the community by giving them a voice in how it is formed and functions.
    Teri Yu, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But that is not how it is supposed to work when playing a team with the third-worst record in the National League.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
  • The idea was to focus on altering a drone‘s physical appearance to change how it is perceived.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • Oughton also explained how it is better designed to meet the health and safety needs of firefighters who call the station home.
    Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Catching prostate cancer early can make a difference in how it is treated and how well a person recovers.
    Julie Scott, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • This comes as cannabis, and specifically how it is viewed by the public and politicians, has undergone a sea-change during the past decade.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 June 2024
  • Hair, or the lack thereof, how it is styled, dressed or adorned, this subject is closely related to the history of what people have worn.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Advertisement That is not how America works—or at least, not how it is supposed to work.
    Abdi Nor Iftin, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The women encourage their children to quarrel and fight, and teach them how it is done by actual combats with their neighbors.
    Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025

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