How to Use protocol in a Sentence

protocol

noun

• What is the proper protocol for declining a job offer?
• They did not follow the proper diplomatic protocols.
• The soldier's actions constitute a breach of military protocol.
• And the new sports health screening protocol caught it.
  — Annika Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
• The result is a patchwork of protocols full of loopholes and gaps.
  — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 13 July 2023
• Read to the end of this article to learn more about our testing protocols.
  — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2023
• Day said that this has helped the young flyers on the spectrum get more accustomed to the protocols at their own pace.
  — Sarah Caliguire, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
• For his Parkinson’s fight, Gracie swapped the dune for protocols.
  — Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2023
• For the eye area, the standard protocol consists of two sessions, four weeks apart from each other.
  — Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2024
• There’s no doubt that she was hounded, but the truth was that the security protocol for her was lacking, to say the very least.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
• Due to difficulties with his sight, Mills turned over control of the protocol to Harlan Stenn in the 2000s.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
• Washington designed the workout using the every minute on the minute (EMOM) protocol, which means that each round is a race against the clock.
  — Men's Health, 17 May 2023
• At the moment of impact, fans roared reflexively at the breach of protocol.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• My vision was to have protocols put in place to protect performers on set.
  — Tasha Reign, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2023
• Open-sourcing the entire protocol makes sure the cryptosystem conforms to this rule.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2024
• McCain was placed the league’s concussion protocol after the play.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• After a six-week break, which was the second phase of the study, the protocol shifted for phase three: each of the two groups received the opposite treatment for another six weeks.
  — Anton Benz, Scientific American, 13 July 2023
• He’s been placed on administrative leave from the school in Adamsville, which is standard protocol.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
• In 2020, film and TV productions halted in mid-March and started picking back up again (albeit with new health protocols in place) in June.
  — Sofía Tafich, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
• The protocol was issued last August, and the version made available to the public is heavily redacted.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
• The police spokesman said the boy’s cause of death had not been confirmed by the Placer County Coroner’s Office, which is standard protocol and may take weeks to disclose.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
• Ten years is a long time—could quantum-resistant protocols get cracked before then?
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
• Phoenix developed its cleanup protocol in order to comply with both court orders, the city's statement said.
  — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
• Indy Pride’s security costs have tripled, Snider said, and its events have beefed up their safety protocols.
  — Sara Ruberg, NBC News, 18 June 2023
• Her complaints to the Pentagon helped lead to the protocol in place today – news delivered by an officer and a chaplain.
  — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2023
• In keeping with wildfire-incident protocol, it was named after a landmark near the fire’s origin — Camp Creek.
  — John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
• And make sure to understand or ask about tipping protocol: Are gratuities spelled out in the contract or at your discretion?
  — Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 13 Dec. 2023
• Rezaei said Iran has offered to help train Taliban border guards in standard protocols.
  — Beth Bailey, Fox News, 11 June 2023
• As the princess’s coffin passed Elizabeth, the queen bowed her head, breaking from protocol with a gesture that helped redeem her earlier silence in the eyes of the grieving public.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
• Still, its discovery set off rounds of questions for the White House, including about its security protocols and who had access to the area where the substance was found.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024