How to Use coordination in a Sentence

coordination

noun
  • The manager is in charge of project coordination.
  • The illness causes a loss of coordination.
  • The new agency will oversee the coordination of the various departments.
  • Playing sports improves strength and coordination.
  • There needs to be better coordination between departments.
  • Just the pure amount of work and physical coordination that goes into a scene like that is absolutely mind-blowing.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Do light step-ups a few inches high, mimicking climbing a set of stairs and that also helps with balance control and coordination.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Details about the coordination and care of some patients was also compromised.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The move jeopardized a rare case of wartime coordination aimed at lowering global food prices and combating hunger.
    Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Finally, there is a crucial role that coordination among local, state and federal agencies plays in epidemic prevention.
    Precious Matsoso, CNN, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Since then, officials have increased security, with new fencing and cameras and more coordination with the sheriff’s department.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Pitt gets bonus points for the coordination here: the shoes matched the yellow stitching on his suit.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Start with the flows in this workout, which challenges your strength, coordination, and mind in all the right ways.
    Eric Leija, Men's Health, 6 May 2022
  • But none of these sanctions were done in full coordination with the EU.
    Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2022
  • If your child needs to work on fine motor coordination (and their nerves), this is the game!
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Managers there have seen some of the challenges to coordination up close in large and small ways.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • What did the stunt coordination look like on this movie?
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
  • When asked why the restoration has taken so long, the mayor said there needed to be more coordination on the part of the city.
    Erin Edgemon, AL.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Potential: Has the hands and foot coordination to dazzle with the puck and could be a top-six winger.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2019
  • Is this supposed to be one of many projects, in which case, where is the coordination to make sure that there is an impact.
    Dileep Rao, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Overall, the coordination has worked, and in all of the Israeli strikes, no Russians have been killed.
    Alan Cullison, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Four or five years ago there wasn’t this kind of coordination.
    Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The two stars chose to match for their first appearance, though the coordination was hardly in your face.
    Vogue, 14 Mar. 2019
  • Part of the delay has been the lack of coordination between city agencies.
    Shwanika Narayan, SFChronicle.com, 25 Feb. 2020
  • The texts mostly concerned the coordination of phone calls and a meeting between the two.
    Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • There had been no coordination of altitudes in briefings before the flight or while the planes were in the air, the NTSB said.
    Jamie Stengle and Jake Bleiberg, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
  • As opposed to the painstaking coordination of film sets, these shots are often off the cuff.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Young pandas pounce and play not just for fun, but to build skills like balance and coordination.
    Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Inhalants can cause a person to slur their speech and lose coordination of their body.
    Kashmira Gander, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Balance and stability activities, including single-leg stands and tai chi, improve coordination and may help prevent falls.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024

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