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
• 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 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
• In fact, the eight-planet alignment last happened in June.
  — Simrin Singh, CBS News, 28 Dec. 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
• 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
• The best sleep position is one that promotes healthy spinal alignment from your hips all the way to your head.
  — Ana Osorno, Town & Country, 17 Mar. 2023
• To me in the Democratic party, there’s a lot of alignment around these key questions.
  — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
• The only requirement is a clear sky in the direction of the alignment.
  — Megan Marples, CNN, 23 June 2022
• But this mattress held us in proper alignment from the first night all the way until the end of the fourth week of testing and beyond.
  — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023
• The beginning of the play needs to look like a run in terms of formation, alignment, down and distance.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2022
• By June 25, the moon will have moved out of alignment, according to Sky & Telescope.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022
• Kicks following a safety will still be from the 20-yard line, though the new alignment and rules still apply.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
• The first step is for destination countries to analyze their own labor-market gaps and, if needed, change their policies to ensure a better alignment between skills shortages and visas, as Italy is now doing.
  — Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
• The crane technology includes cameras and alignment guides, anti-sway technology for precise container placement, and motion-dampening controls.
  — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 25 Jan 2025