How to Use layout in a Sentence

layout

1 of 2 noun
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  • The layout of the apartment was good, but the kitchen was too small.
  • She designed the page layout for the new magazine.
  • At least as far as the rent and the layout of the rooms were concerned, this was a lucky find.
    — Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In this garden layout, the height of the hydrangeas doesn't block the view of the lake and cabin.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
  • My dad is a home builder and told me the layout of the home was super rare and unique.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The layout is free of tight, boxy rooms and is instead open and airy.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The Biles on floor is a double layout with a half turn.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 26 July 2024
  • This will change the layout of your app icons on your home screen or apps screen.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Thomas Jones The dining area shares an open layout, and the view, with the living room.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • All projects start with the layout and a good tape measure makes this step quick and easy.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The kitchen, a focal point of the open-plan layout, was huge but generic.
    — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 15 Apr. 2023
  • In some layouts, there's an office nook right off the kitchen.
    — Sami Sparber, Axios, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Choose your design and layout, and then an image for each month of the year.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The home's kitchen layout was changed so Jonathan can cook safely.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Alteneder added that a lot of people had been in the home and knew the layout.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • In the photo, Alex focused on the lines and layout of the track to craft a compelling visual.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The Layout Getting the layout and flow of your home right to serve you is crucial.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The camera lens layout will be carried over from the iPhone 15 Pro.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The newest course – a 19-hole Par 3 layout called Shorty’s – is scheduled to open this spring.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • For a traditional layout, fold the napkin and place it to the left of the charger.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The standard layout has two rows of seats for five people.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024
  • This way, your cookie layout will stay flat and quilt-like, even after some time in the oven.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The narrow layout of the roads hints at horses and wagons rather than SUV use.
    — James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Get cozy and comfortable in this tiny-ish house with a unique layout.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Across the way, the layout of 22 Maple is flipped—literally.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The 5-button layout allows users to steer left and right, control their speed, and switch it on and off.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • To do this, the layout now has the large steel sink facing the window, with lots of counter space for preparing food.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 7 July 2023
  • The layout of this two-story house consists of two bedrooms and two baths.
    — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The transaxle layout, which places the gearbox between the rear wheels, helps to improve the Vantage’s front-to-rear weight distribution.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Timothy Greenfield-Sanders The duplex was empty, but it had been painted black and had an odd layout that put a bathroom in the center of the living area.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Dec. 2024
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lay out

2 of 2 verb
  • If the news is good, the agency will lay out plans for a full effort in 2025.
    — Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 19 Oct. 2022
  • At the week-ago town hall, McCarthy laid out his plan for the future of Paramount+.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 3 July 2024
  • If laid out in a straight line, this strand of DNA would stretch to about 2 meters.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The hardest part is to see all the bodies of young kids our age with blood laid out on the floor.
    — Anna Gordon, Time, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Then lay out a picnic blanket on the grass and feast in the sunshine.
    — Briana Bononcini, Bon Appétit, 3 July 2024
  • In the video, Chu lays out food for Sage, but Sasha quickly hears the sound of the food and waddles into the kitchen.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Learn how broken floor plans are laid out, plus their pros and cons.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
  • That’s the test Justice Thomas laid out in his opinion for the court in Bruen.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
  • In one quadrant of the park, the team laid out birth control for female rats.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Make your bed with the two single comforters laid out flat, touching the the middle of the bed.
    — Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Have a few supplies and the knowledge laid out here to set you up for success.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 16 Nov. 2023
  • But Greene has not laid out a timeline for forcing a vote.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • At a nearby hospital, doctors tried to stanch the flow of blood from the head of a child laid out on the floor.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Wright will start to lay out his side of the story tomorrow.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Cory Schaeffer did a nice job laying out the facts of it in the story on cleveland.com.
    — Staff Reports, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The plant's turbines are laid out to face Pincher Creek’s strong southeast winds.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But yeah, he Dario laid out some of the risks that are inherent in the growing influence of A.I.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 21 July 2023
  • Petals in a heart shape displaying Heather and Tarek's initials were also laid out on the floor.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Because of how this loop is laid out, campsite’s either come with shade or a great view.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • No new taxes proposed The plan doesn't lay out the financing.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
  • So is the governor, who will lay out his agenda in his State of the State speech during the opening weeks of the session.
    — Patrick Svitek, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Gene does most of the talking in the next two scenes, laying out his cynical take on the world, of men and women, and the inequity of it all.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The broad strokes of TikTok’s arguments have already been laid out in the complaints.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 20 June 2024
  • The new document lays out no penalties, and most of the rules will be enforced ... by the justices themselves.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Harris also laid out plans for a big campaign-style push after the State of the Union address on March 7.
    — Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The case never made it to trial because of the plea deals, but much of the state’s version of events was laid out in court filings and police records.
    — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The government wants to see a clear path to membership laid out at the Vilnius summit.
    — M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
  • That Biden has yet to lay out a second-term agenda isn’t helping his campaign, Frost said.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The course should have been laid out to avoid this issue or precautions taken to protect the neighbors.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In a note to clients, Steven Kron, director of Americas equity research, laid out the five trends his team will be keeping an eye on in 2025.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025

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