How to Use configure in a Sentence

configure

verb
  • The instructions tell you how to configure the kit correctly.
  • The plane is configured for military use.
  • Every aspect of the compound is grand, from the porte cochère to the six-car garage to how the home is configured.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 June 2023
  • The shelves and baskets can be removed to configure the space to serve you best.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 July 2022
  • Six of those eight are on the rear I/O plate, and the other two can be configured either on top of or on the front of the case.
    Brian Westover, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
  • Click on any of these sign-in options to configure them.
    David Nield, Wired, 13 Feb. 2022
  • To learn more about each setting and how to configure it, click the Learn more button.
    PCMAG, 23 May 2022
  • The lock pairs with a smartphone using Wyze’s free app and is easy to configure.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That's why the recent slide of the offensive line is hard to configure.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The strap is configured into an X shape to ensure that the aerator shoes don’t slip and slide all over the place.
    Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The goal is to enable the RIS nodes to autonomously control and configure the phase shifts of their unit cells.
    IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The question still looming over camp is how that group might be configured this fall.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • Ebani and Ethan took one room, arguing over which side each would take and how to configure the twin beds and dressers.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Such software then had to be installed and configured to work right.
    IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2024
  • But that is not the way to configure your fantasy football teams.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The 90’s bow area is designed to be private, but still open, configured with lounges, a forward sunpad and Jacuzzi.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The higher end models (with four ports) can be configured up to 2 terabytes of storage.
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The playlist will open on the web, in the desktop app, or the mobile app, depending on the device the person is using when opening the link, and how it’s configured.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The two-bedroom Bonnet House is configured as a series of cubes made from redwood.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The rooms at the Tower hotel, the tallest building in the town of Boca Raton, come with views like this and can be configured for families.
    Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
  • People who prefer to avoid tolls can always configure Google Maps to avoid those fees.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 14 June 2022
  • Did your crew configure the floor so that the actors could have some kind of physical sensation to react to on the day?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Right next to the lounge sits the kitchen, which is configured in an ergonomic U-shape that makes cooking more enjoyable.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 7 June 2023
  • Along with a 400-volt electrical system, the platform can be configured with front- or all-wheel drive.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 July 2023
  • The kit comes with 44 building sticks and 25 connector balls, which can be configured in a wide variety of ways.
    Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • And Microsoft says it’s easy to configure, wipe, and repair.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The top floor is currently configured as an open, loft-like space with two living areas, one of which has a fireplace.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
  • It can also be paired directly with an Ikea light bulb right out of the box without needing to buy and configure an Ikea Home smart hub.
    Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 28 Nov. 2023
  • After all, the client base for the world’s most exclusive marques had ample time at home to configure their dream cars and then order them.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Over a weekend in March, engineers scrambled to buy and configure more than 20 new servers to avert a crash of its entire network.
    Paul Mozur, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022

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