How to Use cohesion in a Sentence

cohesion

noun
  • There was a lack of cohesion in the rebel army.
  • Stick to a color scheme across the items to create cohesion.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2023
  • There was no cohesion and nothing to connect the house to the yard or one part of the yard to another.
    Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • At some point, the top five must formalize to build cohesion within the unit.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In some cases, this stems more from a lack of internal cohesion than a lack of will.
    Carmine Di Sibio, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Those Dubs lacked a rhythm, an identity, and any sense of cohesion.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • This design trick creates some cohesion between the Christmas tree and the rest of her space.
    Parker Bowie Larson, ELLE Decor, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The Pacers lost all offensive cohesion and only regained it in spurts the rest of the way.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The plan sparked months of mass protests and rattled the cohesion of Israel’s military.
    Samy Magdy, Twin Cities, 1 Jan. 2024
  • But for many Spaniards, it remains tainted by the bloody legacy of the past and concern for the country’s cohesion in the future.
    Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • These pop-up style events will help address the need for healing and social cohesion.
    Tyler Olson, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The kitchen opens up to the living room with a long peninsula to create cohesion between the two spaces.
    Chron, 5 Feb. 2023
  • To create cohesion, Day refinished the dining table, added new flooring in the back of the kitchen, and sanded and restained the rest of the hardwood.
    Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The question is whether this cast is up to similar cohesion, simply out of tune at the moment.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2022
  • And through it all, the nine justices have shown surprising cohesion.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 July 2023
  • But Gray argued some of cohesion among the freshman class came from the centrism the new election system was meant to inspire.
    Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2023
  • To create cohesion, Lake designed the café curtains above the kitchen to match the full-length drapes that run against the same wall in the adjacent family room.
    House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Yet, even with all this coexisting in such a small area, there was cohesion.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Is there cause for concern or is this still part of the process of the club getting ready for the season and its roster developing cohesion on the field?
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • One Kings Lane designer Sarah Blank opted for a calming blue for the shelves, brackets, and walls of this kitchen, lending more cohesion to the space.
    Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The stylist brought the same modernity to the bridesmaids’ dresses worn by Princess Charlotte and the other little ones to create cohesion with Meghan’s gown.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • There is a cohesion and energy about the U.S. that should inspire belief.
    Jerry Brewer, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2022
  • There is much less cohesion that is brought about by plants root systems, so weathering and erosion can be rapid.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The standstill Maybe a lack of cohesion is the cause of the Lakers’ standstill, but the offense looked especially stagnant for most of Wednesday.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Diaz, outreach events director for the church, grew up on the south side and sees how the neighborhoods have lost their cohesion in recent years.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But without an equal showing and cohesion from the top half of the lineup, long-term success becomes harder to sustain.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 8 July 2023
  • The cohesion in which Stone is building the current roster should help the team's flexibility both in free agency and the draft in 2023 and beyond.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Allison created more cohesion and function in the space, and added muddy and muted shades of blue and green.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023
  • There seems to be a semblance of an outer frame, wherein a little girl is reading a fairy tale, but that comes and goes and arrives again without cohesion.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2023
  • There was more cohesion, more energy and the tempo shifts were very well conducted.
    Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023

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