How to Use how-to in a Sentence

how-to

adjective

• Be sure to do your due diligence on the how-to for this.
  — Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2023
• This piece isn’t a how-to guide for peace in the Middle East.
  — Landon Block, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
• And there were lots of how-to demonstrations in [it], of how things were made.
  — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Our friends at Country Living gave us the how-to on bringing these adorable looks to life.
  — Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023
• Prep your peaches: First, peel your peaches (see how-to steps below), and separate the meat of the fruit from the pit.
  — Rishon Hanners, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
• 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
• 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
• There is no how-to-do-it manual for a new justice, nothing.
  — Tim Dillon, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2023
• That book is an entertainment how-to, a sort of guide to gracious living.
  — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 June 2023
• Changing oneself is harder than perky how-to guides and self-help books suggest.
  — Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2024
• Here’s a how-to guide from University of Michigan Health.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
• Plus, there are plenty of how-to videos online with instructions.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2023
• The Mors became close friends and provided them with their how-to for cookies, a recipe Sherland has guarded for years.
  — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• Some doctors questioned the depth of the authors’ research and whether the book was meant to be a medical tool or simply a how-to handbook for women.
  — Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• 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
• If that’s the case: join the masterminds, watch the how-to videos and experiment with creating in different forms.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• This Book by Abbie Hoffman, which is a how-to guide with detailed instructions on how to make Molotov cocktails and things like that.
  — Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023
• Here’s the how-to behind tastier mug recipes: Microwave ovens cannot only steam food, but in some situations can toast, fry and even caramelize.
  — Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The quick how-to videos can show the best way to mix and match spring sweaters and jeans or the order in which to apply toner, serums, moisturizers and sunscreen in a morning skin care routine.
  — Julie Creswell, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• She's also started writing her own cookbook, a ‘how-to guide’ on cooking basics.
  — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 7 May 2023
• Staller starts her how-to video by blitzing up a blender sauce that includes a carton of yogurt (plain or vanilla), three stemmed strawberries, and a drizzle of honey.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 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
• In the how-to video, Goldstein adds drops of the different nail polish shades into water before swirling them together and then dipping the nail into the mixture.
  — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
• His route running is often cited as sublime, Allen’s highlights resembling a how-to video.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Check your state or local health department for a how-to guide for prescribing PrEP.
  — Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 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
• Check your state or local health department for a how-to guide for prescribing PrEP.
  — Zach Dyer, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
• Check out the city's how-to video on leaf mulching for more information.
  — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025