How to Use alignment in a Sentence

alignment

noun

• The school has to bring its programs into alignment with state requirements.
• New alignments have been created within the political party.
• Shim the board to the proper alignment, then hot glue those shims—and the board—in place.
  — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2023
• Most likely, all eyes will be on the alignment of the moon and sun.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
• The stars must have been in some kind of weird alignment on Tuesday.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2023
• The Sox are 3-1 in those games and have averaged 5.0 runs, so the alignment has worked.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• The Colts blamed some poor alignment for a couple of the gashing runs.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2022
• In the first picture, the Browns line up in the four-front alignment with each gap covered.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2022
• For instance, in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand with the sleeve of her sweater.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
• This alignment protects the telescope from the heat released by the sun, Earth and even the moon.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022
• The agreements extend the alignment and lock in the game at Legion Field through 2026.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 22 Apr. 2023
• So to me, what does that mean, in terms of alignment to a listener?
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
• The patient had the full suite of symptoms — and a jaw that somehow moved out of alignment.
  — New York Times, 15 June 2022
• The Rangers’ alignment has been designed to give them the best offensive lineup to start the game.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2023
• Switch the alignment of your feet in the next revolution.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
• Something Hugh Freeze has talked a lot about is alignment.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 28 July 2023
• One alignment last June, for example, was the first of its kind since 2004.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
• But their actions sometimes feel out of alignment with the goal.
  — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022
• The type of lunar eclipse depends on how precise the alignment of the three bodies is.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
• In fact, the eight-planet alignment last happened in June.
  — Simrin Singh, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2022
• The pact is an alignment rather than a formal alliance.
  — Lingling Wei and James T. Areddy, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
• My high school coach, Paul Leroy, showed me two things about foot alignment and ball placement.
  — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022
• There’s no way around the fact that sleeping on your belly puts your back, neck, and head out of alignment.
  — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
• To make a lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon must be in almost-perfect alignment.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 10 May 2022
• Normally, that tilt means that when the moon moves between Earth and the sun, the three bodies are out of alignment.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
• North Carolinians will be able to see a rare alignment of planets in the night sky this month.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
• To spot the alignment, seek a clear view of the western horizon at sunset, Laycock said.
  — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
• Much more multiple in terms of their fronts and alignment.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022
• This alignment, rarely observed on land, made Saint Andrews a prime location for eclipse chasers after the rare sight.
  — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
• The moon’s alignment with Jupiter suggests using your talents for a teachable moment.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025