How to Use method in a Sentence

method

noun
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  • Their teaching method tries to adapt lessons to each student.
  • We need to adopt more modern methods of doing things.
  • He claims to have developed a new method for growing tomatoes.
  • Turn it on and the guide will teach you the 4-7-9 breathing method.
    — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The method to his madness comes through in the mixtapes.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Oct. 2023
  • But her farm’s method, like most farmers in the area, is to soak the fields.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • But what is the best method, and why doesn't anyone use that?
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 5 Feb. 2019
  • The method for shopping these kitschy knit bralettes and flare trousers is over the phone.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2019
  • This method could keep your bread fresh and tasty for up to six months.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2023
  • That was the method used by the Astros when swiping signs.
    — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 7 Feb. 2020
  • What makes this dish so quick to cook is the stir-frying method.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Easiest method: Make a cut in the center and slice all the way around the pit.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • That kind of thing feels to be about cliché rather than about method or process or form.
    — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Use the quick-release method to release the pressure, then open the lid.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 31 Dec. 2019
  • When is the best time and method to prune a ‘Fuyu’ persimmon tree?
    — oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The duo kicked off their ‘Wicked’ method dressing at the Oscars.
    — Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
  • The bananas will ripen in a day or two using this method.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 14 May 2020
  • Then repeat this method with the rest of your styling products.
    — Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2021
  • At the heart of the debate were Warhol’s working methods.
    — Belinda Lanks, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023
  • This two-step method will help prevent spills and clumps.
    — Andrew Skurka, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Regardless of method, don’t just shove the board in your dish rack to drip dry.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Use the three pan method: dredge each piece of chicken in flour, dip in egg, dredge in flour again.
    — Dallas News, 30 July 2021
  • Choose the best deposit method for you from the list of available options.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Yes, these methods will work for any greasy type of stain.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 July 2024
  • That should have been the death knell for the laundering method used by Chen and others.
    — Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2024
  • All of these programs teach Morse code using the Koch method.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2023
  • This ensemble slays the pop diva method across the board.
    — Yaa Bofah, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2021
  • The gutless method is one good way to do that, for the same reasons listed above.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2020
  • This method is about more than just writing good emails.
    — Grace Butler, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The stakes are high, but in my opinion, the tools and methods being proposed—while promising on paper—are unlikely to resist the gravitational pull of the entrenched culture within government.
    — Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

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