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.
  • The mass of the entire system is just 16 times that of the Sun.
    Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Caine said the failures in the DCFS system run from up high all the way down the line.
    CBS News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The message to the whole system is, don't try anything.
    CBS News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • And so that’s going to take time to figure out who’s the new you in that system.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Boost your gut health When your gut is healthy, the rest of the body’s systems work better too.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Don’t wait for the scam alert system the IRS is working to set up by next year.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Build a system that works for you around the clock and watch your business transform.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And what are your thoughts on going fare free system wide?
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • First, an Eero mesh WiFi system — any but the very first one, released in 2016 — will do.
    Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The majority of the drug is out of one's system after about 10 to 12 hours.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
  • It’s known as a 10-in-1 cookware system that can fry, sear, bake, boil, roast, steam, strain, and more.
    Tiana Randall, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024
  • Footage of the test shows the escape system rapidly boosting the Mengzhou spacecraft away from the ground.
    ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
  • But even with the current stars at Chavez Ravine, the future looks bright for the young bucks moving through the Dodgers system.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • The big issue with caste is who is inside the caste system and who is outside.
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Mow your lawn at 3 to 3 1/2 inches to promote a deep root system.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
  • And one team in particular is housing some of the best prospects in the Reds system.
    Joe Harrington, The Enquirer, 12 June 2022
  • Betts hit the ball hard, batting .316 in Boston’s farm system.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • For many readers, the idea of Ohio having such a trail system may come as a surprise.
    John Pana, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2022
  • In Atlanta, Pyne’s work on a project to look into the city’s public school system led to a school board turnover.
    Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • However, this system, which could cool MIRI for five to 10 years, weighed a lot.
    Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The Ninja five-piece blender system is perfect for all of your healthy smoothies, shakes, and soups.
    Sarah Madaus, SELF, 11 Oct. 2022
  • For the first time, Apple will need to allow third-party app stores and billing systems in the region.
    Mark Gurman, Bloomberg.com, 12 Dec. 2023
  • How the Iron Dome system works: Iron Dome can detect and engage rockets up to 40 miles away.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Problems with the toll road and the collection system surfaced months ago.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Whether this comes to you from family, friends, or your own belief systems, this is a month that’s asking you to see who (and what) are really meant for you.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • The incident came as powerful storms swept through the region, part of a broader weather system that continues to threaten more than 30 million Americans along the I-95 corridor.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 1 July 2025

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