How to Use structure in a Sentence

structure

1 of 2 noun

• The structure was damaged by fire.
• Children need a lot of structure in their lives.
• The film had a simple narrative structure.
• They studied the compound's molecular structure.
• Priya brings care but not enough structure.
  — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• That starts with debt structure.
  — Richard Polgar, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Now, the goal is to build structure and scale.
  — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
• About the structure of thought.
  — Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
• Such structures keep trust strong.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
• The moat is not a legal structure.
  — Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
• The structure’s large oculus opens to the sky and stars.
  — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• This became the structure for the whole film.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
• If structure and movement are sound, the fluff and stuff is built up.
  — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
• The labels changed, but the structure did not.
  — Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
• Progress comes from smarter structure, not more effort.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
• Our tax structure should reflect that.
  — Brandon Tucker, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
• Fun and structure are the buzzwords.
  — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 19 June 2026
• Has your structure been stress-tested?
  — Dwayne Chauhan, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
• They are made of cotton with a slight stretch, but still have structure in the front.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
• The town of Trim is home to many medieval structures.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
• Your best bet is to grow clematis on a tall structure, adding thick mulch at the base.
  — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 29 June 2026
• What saved me here was letting my job become my structure.
  — Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• The shift centers on structure.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
• The listing notes that the guest structure could be set up as a home office.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2024
• Then a new structure will need to be built, and so on, for millennia.
  — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
• The structure sits on a 5,500-square-foot lot.
  — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
• Both glass and bone share a key trait thanks to their molecular structures.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
• The changes are adaptive changes of the structure and function of the heart.
  — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
• No structures were burned and there were no reports of any injuries.
  — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 26 June 2026
• With radio, there’s a structure.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026

structure

2 of 2 verb

• She structured the essay chronologically.
• Sweater, puffer, structured, choose a style that speaks to you.
  — Krista Carter, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
• And a lot of that time is like … it’s not structured, right?
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
• Tell me how Google is structured right now.
  — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
• Her life was structured and more stable.
  — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
• But the group's business end wasn't structured that way.
  — Cindy Watts, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• A lot of that has to do with how the offseason is now structured.
  — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 May 2026
• The Mets opted not to structure their staff like that.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
• What has shifted is the way in which demand is structured.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• All three were over Zoom, and all were tightly structured.
  — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
• Our record deal is structured to be completely from the artist side.
  — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2026
• It is structured a bit like our own cognition.
  — Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
• Not all debt settlement plans are structured the same way.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
• The palate is structured with more red fruit and finishes like cream mousse.
  — Jillian Dara, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• This flare-bottom pair is structured yet soft and super stretchy.
  — Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
• Rivers calls the plays and structures his system around the Colts’ scheme.
  — Sam Jane, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
• Check the commission and how it is structured.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
• For years, sometimes decades, your life has been structured around a schedule.
  — James Mayer Jr, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• Ensure this is structured and easy to replicate.
  — Rem Oculee, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• Your business needs to be structured to respond.
  — Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Build and structure the content around those questions.
  — Kurt Allen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• The book is structured as a progression.
  — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
• Keep it structured so progress feels tangible.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2026
• The other way to structure a joke is to do comparisons.
  — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
• The palate is fine and structured with lovely notes of black cherry and cassis.
  — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• Baldwin points out that RokketMed is structured to close that gap.
  — Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• There’s not as much lore to structure a New Year’s Eve movie around.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
• Their days are fully structured so they are used to being subservient.
  — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• Getting involved in something structured like that is a great way to soothe your soul.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
• So, moving on to your album, what was your initial idea for how it would be structured?
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024