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.
  • Maybe their son comes by and configures it so that all their apps are right there.
    — Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 28 May 2026
  • Pop the lens out to configure the camera for a close up and take aim.
    — Dave Johnson, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • The far right lane can easily be configured to be a thru lane.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • It is configured to place weight on the hips instead of the shoulders.
    — Lydia Lohrer, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2017
  • Even the bookshelves are on wheels so they can be configured as needed.
    — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, 22 July 2019
  • 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
  • Such software then had to be installed and configured to work right.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The question still looming over camp is how that group might be configured this fall.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The club must also configure what’s most valuable in the long term.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The next step was to have had teams configure the launch abort system hatch for closure.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Each villa will be configured to have two, three or four beds and offer city and golf views.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There is a large unfinished area that could be configured as an au-pair or in-law space.
    — Nate Owen, courant.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • It can also be configured with as much as 4 terabytes of space for the first time.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Their trusts are configured for outcomes.
    — Terry Lamb, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But the arena can be configured for much more than concerts and sporting events.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Most have a top rack configured for cups and bowls and a bottom rack for dishes and bulky cookware.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
  • That's why the recent slide of the offensive line is hard to configure.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2022
  • But that is not the way to configure your fantasy football teams.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The lock pairs with a smartphone using Wyze’s free app and is easy to configure.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2020
  • To learn more about each setting and how to configure it, click the Learn more button.
    — PCMAG, 23 May 2022
  • The fitness and flex rooms could be configured as third and fourth bedrooms, Clem says.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Grasshopper is about as easy to configure as Google Voice, which is a good thing.
    — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
  • 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 plane can be configured to refuel aircraft in midair or equipment on the ground.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 11 July 2017
  • That brings us to our review test unit, which costs $2,605 as configured.
    — PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • The Circle in the Square stage is configured in the round, leaving nowhere to hide.
    — Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 12 June 2024
  • The ramps were configured as a giant cross, with the furthest tip reaching all the way to the loge seats on the far end of the floor.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2025

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