How to Use operating system in a Sentence

operating system

noun
  • Some people just don’t want to learn how to use a new operating system.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 26 Sep. 2022
  • At the heart of your phone is its operating system (or platform).
    — Ben Gottesman, PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2023
  • At the heart of this is its dual operating system.
    — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Huawei has released scant details about how the new operating system will look and feel.
    — Dan Strumpf, WSJ, 1 June 2021
  • When a file is deleted, your operating system removes the file’s link and marks the space as free.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020
  • That’s why many people skip operating system upgrades and stick with the tried and true.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The point of that operating system is not to generate more pages.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Three payloads were pre-built for three operating systems.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Helsing is not the first company to try to build an operating system for war.
    — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 20 July 2023
  • The quality of an operating system's dark mode is a point of contention for some users.
    — PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This is in spite of the fact that both automakers employ the same operating system.
    — Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The sources say Amazon has yet to decide on an operating system for its phone.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • That's not in the operating system.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • If your operating system isn’t quite up to date, Jumbo prompts to take care of that problem.
    — PCMAG, 15 May 2024
  • And one of those parts was an operating system from a startup run by a guy named Bill Gates.
    — Paul Edward Parker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Think of it as the operating system for your AI workforce.
    — Swami Chandrasekaran, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • While the hardware has gotten better over the years, the operating system has improved at least as much.
    — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The drones’ operating system is similar to that of many commercial video games, which is a plus.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The secret sauce was the operating system.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Here's what to know about Sequoia, the new Mac operating system.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
  • Belle Haven was an operating system.
    — Kate Casey, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
  • The latest version of the iPhone’s operating system is packed with scores of new features big and small.
    — Michael Grothaus, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • And the indie producer who doesn’t have their own operating system gets squeezed at every phase.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
  • For many, this decision begins and ends at the operating system.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 23 May 2026
  • Apple has also rebuilt how search works across its operating systems.
    — Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
  • Your rig needs at least the Windows 10 operating system, too.
    — Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • There are different ways to update the operating system, but truthfully, the core of it is all the same.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
  • Well, part of it is surely the 30-plus years of building each new version of the operating system on top of the old one.
    — Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
  • As if that’s not enough, the Roku TV operating system is our hands-down favorite.
    — Cnet, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The new operating system will be available Monday as a free update.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025

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