How to Use system in a Sentence
system
noun- The players like the coach's system.
- Under the new system, students will have to pass an exam to graduate.
- She devised a new filing system.
- We need a better system for handling incoming e-mail.
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By then, the cake is out of my system.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Yet our health care system has not kept pace with our needs.
—Teanika D. Hoffman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2026
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The city’s easy-to-use tram system has stops just two blocks away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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What forces are at work in our justice system?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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That system may be hanging on by a thread.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
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Most systems finish a task and stop there.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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The idea behind the sail system dates back more than a decade.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
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The footage will be used to train robotic systems.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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This method is best for weeds with shallow root systems and small weeds.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
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Your school system should mimic this.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
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Sure, there are flaws within this system, as is the case in all of them.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
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To email systems, nothing looked fake.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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The legal system can often give a voice to those in need.
—Stephanie Decarolis, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jain said his main goal is to scale all of Mercor’s systems.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Review the apps that have deep access to your system.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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There is no such thing as an ‘A+’ in this grading system.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Edinburgh has a brand-new tram system that takes you to all the sights.
—Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026
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There’s oversight in our system.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Health systems would be overwhelmed.
—Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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But in the majors, the new challenge system can win or lose a game.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
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But new systems can be old-school, too, often in unseen ways.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
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Coastal areas should be ready for strong southerly winds with this system.
—oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2022
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Under this system, the worst teams are more likely to stay the worst.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
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But unlike in most places, this system endures to the present day.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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Right now, the challenge system feels like a middle ground.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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Build a system that works for you around the clock and watch your business transform.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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