How to Use how-to in a Sentence

how-to

adjective

• This isn’t just a how-to guide.
  — Kevin Brady, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Nearly 1 million of them, by my count, are how-to videos.
  — Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
• And there were lots of how-to demonstrations in [it], of how things were made.
  — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2023
• This piece isn’t a how-to guide for peace in the Middle East.
  — Landon Block, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
• Suddenly, the look had a name, a how-to, and a shopping list.
  — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
• Again, get right to the problem and make your how-to or fix easy to accomplish.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
• Check out the city's how-to video on leaf mulching for more information.
  — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
• His how-to program was shown around the United States and the world.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
• Below is a how-to guide on styling your flats for fall—according to the street style scene, of course.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023
• Changing oneself is harder than perky how-to guides and self-help books suggest.
  — Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2024
• Plus, there are plenty of how-to videos online with instructions.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2023
• Although there are how-to guides online, Townsend said don’t add acid to a battery.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
• That book is an entertainment how-to, a sort of guide to gracious living.
  — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 June 2023
• Watch the how-to video, provided by the City of Seal Beach.
  — Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
• The internet, with its easy access to how-to videos, was not yet available to help with their mission.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• Our friends at Country Living gave us the how-to on bringing these adorable looks to life.
  — Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023
• But the Daodejing is more descriptive than prescriptive – less how-to and more what is.
  — Stephen Chen, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
• Nicole also has wonderful how-to videos on her YouTube channel.
  — Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2025
• Most brand websites also have how-to sections on cleaning and caring for your ski outerwear.
  — Nathan Allen, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
• Use our crepe paper flower how-to for paper ones, or make a beautiful blooming branch from candle wax.
  — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
• Carl is the host of a public-television how-to show, instructing viewers on the ins and outs of wielding a brush.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
• For context on how the night was framed coming in, here's the original how-to-watch and stakes preview for the Giza card.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• So consider this your how-to guide for putting together a casual dinner outfit that feels like a work of art.
  — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
• The book offers a detailed how-to on everything from marathon training plans to nutrition to equipment.
  — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
• The casino website offers a how-to guide (including videos); bettors can use cash or a prepaid voucher to make the bet.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
• Practice and experiential learning are what build the skills—not one-time training or watching a how-to video.
  — Amy Lafko, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• Think of it less as a how-to guide and more as a psychological unpacking and broader money mindset shift.
  — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
• Check your state or local health department for a how-to guide for prescribing PrEP.
  — Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
• His route running is often cited as sublime, Allen’s highlights resembling a how-to video.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Yes, a hose is my only source of irrigation for my homestead garden—which sounds insane and could be a how-to article all its own.
  — Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023