How to Use positional in a Sentence

positional

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• Two positional runs, and the Ravens managed to be on the front end of both of them.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
• To fill that positional need, the Buckeyes may look in state at Glenville’s Arvell Reese.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 July 2022
• That’s been the case with certain positional groups for years now.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• Haase, a multi-positional player, tracked the ball and caught it for the second out in the third inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2023
• He’s got good positional size and speed and can be a weapon in the passing game, as well as a blocker.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 16 Dec. 2020
• During this week in practice, McGee has been the first of the three in early positional drills.
  — oregonlive, 20 Aug. 2021
• The Iowa star is a consensus top-20 prospect, but positional value bumps him to the bottom of the first round.
  — Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022
• Stam said Flanagan has a good cross and good pace but needs to improve his positional sense of the game.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2021
• Then, when Zach Collins got hurt, there was a whole positional shift.
  — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2019
• The left and right sides each have a camera placed high in the corner for what looks like more positional data.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 May 2023
• To see the positional breakdown of the Cowboys’ offense, click here.
  — Dallas News, 19 July 2022
• The thing that jumps out about where the Bears drafted Smith is positional value.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 23 Sep. 2020
• The cause of death in that case was positional asphyxia.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 7 June 2023
• The touchdown was more for show than a precursor to a positional change.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2022
• But Okudah is the best blend of positional value, need and fit.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2020
• Elsewhere, the tools are there to run the ball behind second-year back Josh Jacobs and a line that is the team’s best positional unit.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
• For Pederson and the Jaguars, the decision is less about positional need and more about long-term fit.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2022
• Even with three open spots in the field and the need to replace four senior pitchers, O’Connell isn’t focused on positional needs yet.
  — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
• His positional play and focus needs to be 100 per cent...
  — SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
• Take with some measure of salt the order in which players go through their positional drills on Day 1.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2022
• Like the Heat had, the Blazers are utilizing Winslow across the positional spectrum.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2022
• Ryan O’Halloran breaks down the play and gives his positional rankings from Sunday’s game.
  — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2019
• Here’s a list of 10 targets ranked by positional need and talent.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 20 June 2022
• That says something about the positional value of those two spots.
  — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 22 Apr. 2020
• The workouts will include athletic testing such as the 40-yard dash and the 3-cone drill, as well as positional drills.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2022
• For years, the Heat have stressed positional defense over gambling for steals.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 15 May 2021
• Nobody climbed to the top of their positional depth chart quicker than Musgrave.
  — Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
• Milton’s elite size and arm strength are both beyond positional norms, but his throws are all gas, no brakes.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
• The current fighting isn’t just the usual back and forth that has characterized this largely positional war.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
• That queasy positional balancing act occurs throughout Nightbitch, and Adams, whose button-cute sweetness always seems to hide a deep intelligence, is ideally suited for both sides of the see-saw.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Jan 2025