How to Use algorithm in a Sentence

algorithm

noun
  • No algorithm can do that for us.
    — Eli Thompson, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • My algorithm is all over the map.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But the algorithm just has no idea what to do with me right now.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2025
  • The shop can no longer shrug and say the algorithm is colour-blind.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
  • The algorithm is not our friend.
    — Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • From your algorithms to our ears.
    — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Oh no, the masters of the algorithm know us too well.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That starts with the algorithms.
    — Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Fight back against that algorithm.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Tech giants tend to put their faith in the almighty algorithms.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
  • Even the less extreme looks feel like they’re plucked from the algorithm.
    — Alana Hope Levinson, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Since then, dating has moved to apps and algorithms, to swipes and screens.
    — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Finding an idol with a breadth-first search algorithm.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The algorithm is still in first place, but that two-point lead looks fragile.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But the truth is, they’re all built to send you to certain places just by algorithms.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
  • And trust the experts over the algorithm.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And at least on the spend side, a lot of it’s really just algorithms.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Not for the actions of the users, but for the actions of their algorithms.
    — Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The algorithm is then triggered to push such users’ content out of the feed.
    — Annie Brown, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • How can brands reach and connect with people in the era of algorithms?
    — Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • And then the algorithm finds employers that can meet their wants and needs.
    — cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Please give me a sampling of what your algorithm is feeding you.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The use of such algorithms in large networks is known as deep learning.
    — James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Will it be used to train new algorithms to trace the users, or their descendants?
    — Carl Öhman, TIME, 31 July 2024
  • On paper, the movie sounds like something an algorithm would kick out.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • When should an algorithm be trusted, and when should it be questioned?
    — Angelo Volandes, STAT, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Our minds are the OG algorithm.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The fund’s assessment of what makes a good school isn’t just based on some algorithm.
    — Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But despite that, the algorithm has had other plans for her.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 6 May 2026
  • Let the algorithm tell you based on your listening habits.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026

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