How to Use structural in a Sentence

structural

adjective
  • The house suffered no structural damage.
  • After the 3Ds, the next step is to prune for the structural health of the plant.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
  • How about some of the structural stuff within the show?
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The crust is thin, but just thick enough to keep the structural integrity of the slice intact.
    Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Two main structural poles cross to create a dome shape that is strong and easy to set up.
    Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There is also a structural harness to keep the flier nice and secure in the skies.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The stud is simply a vertical two-by-four beam in the wall for structural support.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 30 Mar. 2023
  • On the other hand, the structural bias of the U.S. film industry has produced a dearth of Vietnamese movie stars.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Their homes had been rebuilt, only to give way to rot, mold and structural defects.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Another talking point of the AFM was the impact of the strike, along with structural changes, on the indie film landscape.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Because of structural changes in the movie adaptation, Alia is still unborn by the climax of the second film.
    Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
  • His songs touch on grief, structural inequalities, and the slow pruning of progress.
    Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In the months leading up to the collapse, the building was also facing major structural repairs.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Install flood vents, which allow water to flow through and then drain out of a home, lowering the risk of structural damage.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • That’s half of… $2 billion: GM’s structural cost-saving aim over the next two years, in which downsizing measures play a big part.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The city incurred millions of dollars in structural damage as a result.
    Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Vertical plant walls or gardens are heavy, so check with a structural expert to make sure your wall can handle the load.
    Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The extent of structural damage to the home was not immediately clear.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The galleries will be contained on a single level, lifted above the city on seven thick structural legs.
    Christopher Hawthorne, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Sam wore a simple form-fitting black dress that had structural details with black peep-toe sandals.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Some of those found at Clarkia include lignin, which is the structural support tissue of plants, lipids like fats and waxes, and possibly DNA and amino acids.
    Robert Patalano, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The Port of San Diego has approved structural upgrades to the southernmost pier in California.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But the structural completion of a Frisco building is different.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
  • This is a big, structural, societal problem and these issues are much bigger than you.
    Elaine Welteroth, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Yes, Congress generally puts things off until the last minute, but here the reason is structural.
    James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • Friday’s storms also caused structural damage and downed trees and power lines in the area, according to Channel 2.
    David Aaro, ajc, 18 Feb. 2023
  • But carbon black also degrades the structural integrity of the cement.
    Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • And since the clients were the third owners of the home, some updates were already made, like the kitchen—there wasn’t anything structural to fix, so paint and interesting details were used to upgrade the room.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
  • There have been a lot of structural changes that have happened in law and policy that policymakers say sets it up so that more water will get to the lake.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The structural eye-catching bag features a design with durable handles that are short enough to work as a handbag, yet still long enough to wear comfortably over the shoulders.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023

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