How to Use off-the-shelf in a Sentence

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• This way, off-the-shelf frames are an option.
  — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026
• But that doesn’t happen with off-the-shelf models.
  — Ramiro Gonzalez Forcada, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• The team couldn’t use off-the-shelf components.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025
• That high barrier keeps many parks going back to off-the-shelf thrill rides.
  — Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
• Apply that test to off-the-shelf AI, and the result is clear.
  — Mohamed Khater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
• More and more hardware and services are available on an off-the-shelf basis.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2023
• Most of the components are off-the-shelf and difficult to trace.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
• Businesses shouldn’t just buy an off-the-shelf solution and hope for the best.
  — Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Instead of burning lots of cash to reinvent the wheel, use an off-the-shelf product.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• Trillin would never reach for such off-the-shelf and impolite verbiage.
  — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• And the cruise lines aren’t just accessing off-the-shelf solutions.
  — Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
• That’s why, sometimes, automakers will decide to use an off-the-shelf part on their new car.
  — Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 June 2024
• One of those is an off-the-shelf model, while there are two other development types.
  — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 May 2026
• There aren’t really off-the-shelf solutions that can move the needle.
  — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
• Tray mounting is a simple method that is used in most off-the-shelf 60 percent keyboards.
  — Henri Robbins, Wired News, 9 Dec. 2025
• There are a growing number of off-the-shelf costumes just for stoners, from this big bag of weed to this creepy pot leaf mask.
  — Brooke Staggs, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
• Healthcare’s over-reliance on off-the-shelf tools is well documented.
  — Amber Nigam, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• At the same time, the company has sought to use off-the-shelf parts wherever possible.
  — Calif. senior Correspondent, Time, 12 June 2025
• The brand makes great looking e-bikes from off-the-shelf parts supported by a robust service network.
  — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
• The setup costs are kept low by using off-the-shelf products to avoid scaring off farmers with high upfront charges.
  — Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
• As a result, many have opted for customized furniture instead of off-the-shelf items.
  — Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
• Its suspension is custom-tuned for the Tacoma and isn't available as an off-the-shelf product.
  — Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2023
• That’s not something that can be purchased in an off-the-shelf, generalist software package.
  — Anand Logani, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
• Gao stresses that there is no off-the-shelf technology solution for this pace, but data is the key input.
  — Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• Ashcraft says that finding the right off-the-shelf needle in a haystack gives her curatorial work more staying power.
  — Emily Evans Eerdmans, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2024
• More standard options range from $25 to $65 per square foot, with some off-the-shelf versions costing even less.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 22 Feb. 2023
• The company first repurposed an off-the-shelf implant used to control seizures in people with epilepsy.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2022
• In the company’s demo video, the vehicle is using nothing more than off-the-shelf cameras.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2024
• The vehicle was built in part by using off-the-shelf components, including the controller.
  — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• Micross designed the device as a commercial off-the-shelf solution.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026