How to Use search engine in a Sentence

search engine

noun
  • This can make search engines confused and slow things down.
    — Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Users no longer turn to search engines to return lists of links.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
  • The search engine era changed speed and access.
    — Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • It may be indexed by search engines.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Simply put, no logs of your queries are kept by the search engine.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • If Google were only a search engine, the threat would be low.
    — Charles M. Miller, National Review, 8 Oct. 2021
  • In some cases, the search engine seemed to express anger and love.
    — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2023
  • And that’s just the music that surfaces in the search engine.
    — Stacey Anderson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2021
  • Who doesn’t want to rank a little higher on search engines?
    — Rochelle Ratkaj, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Try it now—the search engine doesn’t even attempt to help parents out.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
  • So much is driven now by what the search engine shows you in the first few seconds.
    — Lis Anderson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • This includes your default search engine, home page and start pages.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Google’s search engine tends to hold up well in both good and bad economic times.
    — Nico Grant, New York Times, 25 July 2023
  • But at the time, search engines were considered passée.
    — ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Type the name of the brand into a search engine and see if any sites pop up flagging it as a scam.
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Just enter these into a search engine to find the routes and tasty details.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Users can choose to query the search engine directly by clicking on a globe icon.
    — Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The email and search engine service dates back to the dawn of the internet age.
    — ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • McGrath couldn't just plug in her questions to a search engine.
    — Julia Fair, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2020
  • In other words, search engine users aren’t clicking on the results as much.
    — John Hall, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Google spends billions each year to be the default search engine on web browsers and smartphones.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The search engines are remarkable now.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
  • TikTok is leaning in even more to its app being used like a search engine.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Getting good data is the whole ball game for Google and any other search engine.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 14 May 2024
  • The entire user journey can now take place within a search engine.
    — John Readman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • This also means that search engines and AI chatbots can’t help you.
    — Pia Lauritzen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But while everyone’s heard of the popular search engine, few know how to make the most of it.
    — David Nield, Popular Science, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Generic service copy does not give search engines or homeowners much to work with.
    — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Police, for example, could track down suspects based on what was typed in a search engine.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Do not use a search engine or AI chatbot to find the right website to make changes.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

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