How to Use modus operandi in a Sentence

modus operandi

noun
  • That’s been their modus operandi for 47 years.
    — NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
  • That has always been her modus operandi on the show for a decade.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Baid found a few dozen more profiles with the same modus operandi.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The song is both a hit and a diss — Kendrick's modus operandi.
    — Brendan Le, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025
  • That has always been his modus operandi.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Her modus operandi is one that can embrace the pressure points.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The modus operandi of the heist could help narrow the search of suspects.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • For a while, pushing the limits of good taste was part of the modus operandi.
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Her modus operandi is to pretend to black out at a bar and wait for a man to offer to walk her home.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Miller’s modus operandi is to have a dizzying 200 episodes of a show in his head.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
  • That probably will need to be this season’s modus operandi, as well.
    — Dallas News, 27 Nov. 2020
  • In many ways, this is in keeping with the modus operandi of the Prince of Wales.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This has been the cartel’s modus operandi since its inception.
    — Gal Luft, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
  • If the-more-bubbles-the-better is your modus operandi in the tub, meet the creamy bath time elixir of your dreams.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2020
  • This turned out to be a rather neat summary of his modus operandi as a businessman.
    — Steve Almond, Longreads, 3 Apr. 2018
  • And the modus operandi is to get the books pulled off the shelves, because the process for review is very muddy.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The modus operandi for the Baylor game is to get the running game going.
    — John Shinn Diehards, ajc, 22 Sep. 2017
  • In a changing world, their modus operandi is ludicrous.
    — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • My modus operandi is to restrain myself enough in the dining room to take home leftovers.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
  • Stick to your usual modus operandi right now, even if everyone else is going out on a limb.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2019
  • That notion would become her modus operandi and the crux of her subsequent start-ups.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The world in the post-pandemic era will have a different modus operandi.
    — Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • That resulted in a strict three-color modus operandi for the show’s first two seasons.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
  • That was the modus operandi behind the record-breaking Axie land deal last year.
    — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2022
  • But will Michigan adjust its modus operandi with the running backs?
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The birds will have extra-pair copulations—that is, cheat—but their modus operandi is monogamy.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
  • That’s my ultimate modus operandi.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Killing became the modus operandi of politics.
    — Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
  • That was the modus operandi for the final day of Paris Fashion Week.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Such a structure has been the modus operandi for the current Pacers front office.
    — Tony East, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022

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