How to Use format in a Sentence

format

1 of 2 noun
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  • The journals are available in electronic format.
  • The file is saved in MP3 format.
  • Here’s how the seeding will play out in the new format.
    — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Walmart said the amount of the annual stock grant is based on the store format.
    — Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Break it down in a step-by-step format or descriptive paragraphs that paint the picture of the plan.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
  • This isn't the first attempt to adapt the series into a live-action format.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The format for a Club World Cup lasting about three weeks has yet to be decided.
    — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 25 June 2023
  • Even with the change in format, players from schools of all sizes will be together on one team.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 7 June 2023
  • At press time, there are over 100 million copies of all four books in print and digital formats around the world.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • There is a lot of blending in formats and styles, and visual effects.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 20 July 2023
  • The lottery format has undergone a few changes since the New York Knicks won the first one in 1985, when there were seven teams.
    — Brian Mahoney, Chron, 13 May 2023
  • To pre-order the album in a variety of formats, click here.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 11 May 2023
  • In the new format, the top four finishers in each weight class in each of the state’s eight regions will advance to the state championships.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2023
  • The Rolling Stones were early to the cheap, randomized ticket format.
    — Jasmine Li, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This is the smallest group of Derby horses in the race since the Triple Crown series went to its current format 54 years ago.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2023
  • Offensive formats, a lot of times, are based on who those people are -- their body types and their skill sets.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The witness-interview format, now well-worn, was still new in 1969.
    — The New Republic, 22 June 2023
  • What’s equally remarkable is the format of the many longer entries.
    — Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 17 June 2023
  • In a way, this is the only format in which Jackson can truly do her tale justice.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Every show has lots of different format points and beats to it, and in Naked Attraction the nudity is one of the beats of the show.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Thomas is eighth in fantasy points per game in standard formats and 10th in PPR.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • This is an open format, meaning your data should be readable for decades to come.
    — WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • This format is a great way to keep your file lists clean, organized, and very easy to navigate.
    — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The format’s five-day layoff for the two best teams in each league adds another layer of contention.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • With the imminent launch of Harris’ show in 2015, Smothers spoke with Rolling Stone about the state of the format and his own history with it.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Here’s a full list of the theaters offering the Imax 70mm (in addition to other formats).
    — Kevin Uhrmacher, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • The study found that the mayor-councils style makes up 38 percent of governing formats.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 8 May 2023
  • Nikon is turning its attention to the DX sensor format for the second lens release in a row.
    — Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 31 May 2023
  • With the show's new format, the BBMAs are straying away from traditional award show hosts.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • That’s why the ideal format for tracing the Kim’s story is oral history—a project that this movie only hints at.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
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format

2 of 2 verb
  • The book is formatted in several different styles.
  • The data was improperly formatted.
  • To check to see what format your photos are stored in, go to photos.google.com/settings.
    — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 11 Nov. 2020
  • What shows up will be the URL of the image, plus some formatting junk on the end.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2018
  • Learn how to format the budget sheet to fit your needs.
    — courant.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Others needed editing to format them for the blog, and so on.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2010
  • At the very least, format the drive(s) before recycling the old PC.
    — PCMAG, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The two used Adobe Suite to format the book and used the self-publishing website LuLu to print it.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2019
  • According to the sellers, all of the drives had been formatted and erased of data.
    — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 25 Apr. 2019
  • But people still struggle with how to best format their posts from solemn places or sad events.
    — Taylor Lorenz, The Atlantic, 12 June 2019
  • With the way the playoffs are formatted, the Central Division’s second-place team plays the third-place team in the first round.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Prince George and Princess Charlotte's names are formatted the same way.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2019
  • Malware that uses right-to-left formatting dates back to at least 2009.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Adults can learn how to create, format and edit a document in Word at 11 a.m. Feb. 19.
    — Shellie Lister, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Moore’s Law was a surprisingly small part of Nvidia’s magic and new number formats a very large part.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The rest of the console is well formatted, with a wireless charging pad, out-of-the-way cupholders, and narrow-but-deep storage under the armrest.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Will the Prep Challenges format differ from a regular high school or college game?
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Jackson’s tournament will be formatted in a one-on-one style, with the 1-4 seeds decided in a free-for-all match using just snipers.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020
  • And of course, all the episodes are formatted vertically to be easily watched on your smartphone.
    — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • Ghosted takes much of its formatting from its predecessor Catfish but doesn’t have half the charisma and the know-how to follow through.
    — Clarkisha Kent, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Proof your work, design the cover, format your document, plan your launch and marketing campaign, and unleash your book to the world.
    — Ellevate, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • The county had to format 79 types of ballots among all the ranked choice, traditional and service district elections this year.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Nov. 2021
  • For more information to help job seekers, such as formatting tips for your resume, check Emory's list of FAQs.
    — Mary Caldwell, ajc, 5 June 2018
  • In the bizarre letter — which is postmarked June 28, the day of the shooting — the suspect, Jarrod W. Ramos, formatted his remarks in such a way that the letter looks and reads much like a court document.
    — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • But Weyand studied pronghorn antelopes in the lab, specially formatting treadmills that could go fast enough.
    — Teal Burrell, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2018
  • The site will even format your current resume to one of the many professional templates available for download.
    — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The play, opening April 19, is formatted in sketches specific to the experiences of the students who wrote them.
    — Zipporah Osei, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • How to Invent Everything is formatted as a helpful tool for you, the reader, who has just decided to rent the FC3000™ time machine.
    — Angela Chen, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2018
  • Maya Peterson wrote, designed, formatted and published the book on her own.
    — Mary Divine, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Include your name, email and age as part of the submission and format the writing with 1-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font and double spacing.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2021

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