How to Use guideline in a Sentence

guideline

noun
  • Many of the same guidelines are still in place.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • In those moments, a few guidelines can help.
    — Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Here are a few guidelines to give you the best chance of success.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Full stateroom door decor guidelines can be found here.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • At best, the results amount to a rough guideline for the union vote.
    — Sean Higgins, National Review, 25 Nov. 2020
  • And stick with once a week as a guideline for how often to take a milk bath.
    — Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2020
  • There are also strict guidelines on how goods are shipped to the island.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Here are four stocks that may fit these classic value stock guidelines.
    — John Navin, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Here are some general guidelines that should work for most shrubs.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Create guidelines, not hard rules.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • However, this method is more of a guideline and not as much of a firm rule.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Phil also taught him to let the music, not guidelines, lead him.
    — Mark Gray, People.com, 17 July 2025
  • What are the most important points in the new food guidelines?
    — Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There are just a few basics guidelines to follow.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Apr. 2026
  • From there, use these guidelines for washing the most common robe types.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Check out our guidelines and submit a question here.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Check out our guidelines and submit a question here.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Check out our guidelines and submit a question here.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Awards rules and guidelines are reviewed and refined each year.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 2 May 2026
  • What do federal guidelines say about prayer in schools?
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The goal of the new guidelines is straightforward.
    — Bob Rommel, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But these guideline changes were done too quietly.
    — Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • There may be other guidelines and tips your child’s care team will have for you prior to surgery.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Its current Scope 2 guidelines haven’t changed in more than a decade.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Your brand guidelines; colours, fonts, the look and feel that makes your work recognisable.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • The past two Super Bowls are your guideline.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • An age-old guideline is to irrigate out to the tips of the branches.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Use this checklist as a guideline to create a system that works for you.
    — Sneha Lundia, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • That would generally lead me to the high end of the guideline range.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Per customs guidelines, it has been destroyed.
    — Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025

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