How to Use traversal in a Sentence
traversal
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The game seems to have the right idea about how to do Sonic traversal in a big 3D space.
— Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022 -
That wrong warp can save a lot of tedious traversal and avoid many threats at the same time.
— Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022 -
The low rung garners four points, the medium six, the high bar 10, and the uppermost, known as the traversal, a solid 15.
— Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2022 -
For those worried that this may make the game too big, the one saving grace is that there are no vehicles, meaning all traversal will be on foot.
— Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2023 -
Does the world need another traversal of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas?
— Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019 -
But getting to the traversal, the highest bar, is proving more difficult.
— Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2022 -
With smooth, intuitive combat and traversal, and graphics that showcase the power of the PS5, Forbidden West is a joy to play.
— Richard Newby, Time, 27 Nov. 2022 -
Heavy ions tend to break up into lighter ions in thick shielding, but can survive traversal of thin shielding (blues) intact.
— Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2013 -
And some of the levels include cockamamie traversal paths that require players to run back and forth through cleared, no-combat zones of levels.
— Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2019 -
The airship map, which is scheduled to come out in early 2021, has new tasks to complete as well as ladders and floating platforms for traversal.
— Jay Peters, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2021 -
As such, the PS5's ray-tracing cores may not be designed to efficiently handle the traversal as described in this patent.
— Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2022 -
New demons and mechanics that add depth to both the combat and level traversal/exploration.
— Ty Galiz-Rowe, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2022 -
Armada is simply three ships out in the ocean, with boats, ziplines and old-fashioned swimming as your main methods of traversal.
— Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2020 -
And the time spent between each highlight is often wasted on lengthy traversal through massive levels.
— Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2019 -
In addition to the combat skills, each Legion has an ability that helps traversal or unlocks new paths in each level.
— Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2019 -
But the Joro won‘t just resort to its traditional means of traversal to colonize new terrain.
— Ben Turner, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2022 -
Instead, the game's real victory is in traversal—in enabling it and in patting players on the back for doing it correctly.
— Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2018 -
One lingering question has always been his traversal skills, and how that will function in the Avengers looter sandbox maps, as there aren’t exactly a bunch of skyscrapers around in most of them.
— Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021 -
The character models used in the game's cinematic cut scenes are pretty much identical to those in traversal and combat, as well.
— Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2020 -
Brig will also travel much further with Shield Bash — 10 meters — so that opens up some intriguing traversal options for her.
— Kris Holt, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 -
There are two basic traversal mechanisms: squeeze through the opening, or first transform to the appropriate form factor and then traverse.
— Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2007 -
The combat and traversal in other survival games are implemented as means to an end — something to do before getting back to the more important work of mining and grinding.
— Luke Winkie, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2021 -
With all characters and plot divorced from the action, then, DL2 ultimately boils down to open-world fetch quests—really, a lot of them—with loot, crafting supplies, and the thrill of massive-city traversal as the main rewards.
— Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022 -
The demo involves a ton of traversal puzzles and a mini dungeon, with Sable finally acquiring the ability to glide in a protective red ball.
— Jonathan Peltz, Wired, 22 Sep. 2021 -
Similarly, while there will no doubt be winding passageways and bridges to fall off of, as promised, the physical space here seems a lot more expansive, which allows for horseback traversal and combat.
— Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021 -
The traversal of an octave and a fourth already exceeds Cistercian boundaries, but the adventures in angelic regions have just begun.
— Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 -
The project will be released on recordings, marking Muti’s third such traversal, after versions with the La Scala and Philadelphia orchestras.
— Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2019 -
In the same month-long launch window—which occurs every 26 months, when the planet aligns with Earth for easier traversal—it will likely be joined by China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter and lander, also a first mission to Mars for the rising space power.
— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 7 July 2020 -
What makes Forspoken stand out amongst its other AAA open-world peers, however, is its excellent traversal mechanics.
— George Yang, Variety, 23 Jan. 2023 -
In a new narrated live gameplay video, lead producer Ben Irving explains the title's gameplay and world, including ways of traversal, combat and exploration.
— Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
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