How to Use program in a Sentence

program

1 of 2 noun
  • The program was built to pay her.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The program is in a very good spot.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • And our program's come a long ways.
    CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Want to know more about the free program?
    Chase Jordan january 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Now, there’s a push to fund a statewide grant program.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • Our program is in good hands with Greg at the helm.
    CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The program was one of the first in the country.
    Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The program proved to be more of a fad than a movement.
    Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • From the start, the program was a success.
    Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The football program just needs to do its part, too.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Numbers on the program are scarce.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The full program is available here.
    Nelly Klos september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • How does the pilot program work?
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 June 2026
  • That program made five bus lines — one per borough — free for half a year.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Archival footage will be sure to show even more people who worked in the space program.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The program ranks third in the state among the area’s 6A teams.
    Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The program dates to the 1990s.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
  • More than a boarding program, the Ranch is a school at its core.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Our goal is to protect the program, not punish the poor.
    John Deaton, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The duo kept their program running in the background for over a decade.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The vagueness of the language sent a chill through the book program.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Every program in the country wants to do that.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Right now, most loyalty programs fail all three of those tests.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The question is whether those programs will give them reason to stay.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The program launched in Queen Creek in May.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That program hasn’t made any grants to new applicants in two years.
    Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
  • The pilot program ends in June.
    Steve Large, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The program gives victims a year to apply.
    ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • Loyalty is no longer just a points program.
    Slma Shelbayah, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Fans are grumbling about the state of the program, but that’s not new, either.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024

program

2 of 2 verb
  • Can you help me program my cell phone?
  • She is learning how to program in school.
  • He programmed the computer to calculate his monthly expenses and earnings.
  • Sam is just a few months old, but programmed as a teenager.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Sam is just a few months old, but programmed as a teenager.
    Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The chatbot is programmed with a tight script.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The drones were built and programmed by students.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Yet even a robot must be programmed to ask the questions.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The watch can be programmed to go off with a vibration, song, or both.
    Casey Clark, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Watch this video for tips on programming your garage door opener.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Your brain is programmed to seek out and find people who think and believe like you.
    Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a pregame show where the house lights are cut and cell phones are programmed to flash at certain times.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Kids aren't robots programmed to do our bidding.
    Vicki Glembocki, Parents, 28 Feb. 2026
  • And from year to year since – and in his case, program to program – there’s a lot to absorb.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The team planted new cameras and programmed them to take a photo each minute.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
  • We are programmed from a young age to be light, happy, and positive.
    Destiny Bennett, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Senescent cells no longer programmed other cells to become stem cells.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2023
  • They can even be programmed to work on timers so that your home can be fully automated.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Students can program it for sports and other schedules.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • At that point, nobody needs to be there to program the CNC.
    Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Lopez had programmed that, though currently the bubble just sort of sat there as if on a tabletop.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There was a backlash — even books about how to de-program your Valley Girl.
    Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Initiative cannot be programmed.
    Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Simply program your three-digit combo in seconds, and you’re all set.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Start by throwing out everything you’ve been programmed to think, write, believe.
    Sarah Jenkins, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
  • They are programmed, not impartial.
    C200, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • If possible, use a smart plug or timer to program the grow light for the proper duration.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
  • If it was programmed by another robot, then anything goes.
    Jay Martel, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Cellular cams should come with clear instructions and be easy to program and get running.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Moreover, the choice to program the last piece seemed unfortunate.
    Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023

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