How to Use position in a Sentence

position

1 of 2 noun

• The child fell asleep in a sitting position.
• I was in an uncomfortable position and had to move.
• Return your seat to an upright position for landing.
• Actors, please assume your positions. The show is about to begin.
• From this position, you can see all of New York City's skyline.
• I was uncomfortable, so I shifted position.
• Lift the legs over the medicine ball to the left to return back to the starting position.
  — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
• Yes, tight end is the same position Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, plays on the Chiefs.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
• Tonight’s vote on the SB263 shows those positions have not changed.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 24 May 2023
• His first day in the honorary position was Jan. 1 of this year.
  — Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
• Chapman stepped down from his position to take on his new role with the city.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
• Read on to identify the sleep position that's right for you.
  — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
• This much is clear: The Bruins aren’t in position to allow someone to learn on the job.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
• Pause for a count, then rotate back to the starting position.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 May 2023
• The chef spent 10 years in the position at the Whitney before leaving his post to open Cuisine.
  — Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
• In North Little Rock, the Zone 4 position is open for election.
  — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
• He's played all three outfield positions for the Reds, mostly in right and left with one start in center.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 19 June 2023
• Push through all four corners of right foot to straighten legs, and step right foot back to meet left foot to return to the starting position.
  — Megan Falk, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• Buck held the position for four years and his predecessor for five.
  — Nick Anderson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
• Over the last three and a half years, record numbers of people quit their jobs, many of them to pursue positions that were more highly paid.
  — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• Especially for a team fighting to stay in position for a berth in the MLB playoffs.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2023
• How this position rates vs. the rest of the league: Jones is an elite returner, a game-changer who provided a jolt in all three phases of the game in 2022.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• The Tigers — trailing 6-4 — put two runners in scoring position for Spencer Torkelson with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2023
• Shift the dumbbells to a supinated position, with your hands facing out, and raise one arm up to the top of a curl position near your shoulder.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• When not in its lock position, the top doubles as a carrying handle.
  — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
• Now trench lines zigzag across positions intended to replicate the battlespace in Ukraine.
  — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• There is, no doubt, a mix of pragmatism and principle in her position.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
• The Tigers finished 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10 runners on the bases.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
• Here’s how the Ravens graded out at each position after Sunday's 25-9 win over the Houston Texans.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
• This pivoting one is easy to adjust and doesn't lock into any one position.
  — Kate McGregor, housebeautiful.com, 7 June 2023

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position

2 of 2 verb

• The shortstop was positioned well to make the play.
• He positioned the chairs around the table.
• She positioned herself by the door.
• The company is positioning itself to take advantage of a new market.
• The house is positioned to align with the sun's movement.
  — ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
• The crew will position the vessel in the waters northwest of Mazatlan on the day of the eclipse.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2023
• The Stars are positioned to be the one that’s getting better.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
• So LaCour asked Nappo to position his iPad on a cart in the middle of the room.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• With less time on the field, will position players feel stronger as the season wears on?
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 24 May 2023
• Still faint, it will be positioned near Jupiter during the eclipse.
  — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• The Parker probe was positioned to fly right through it.
  — Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
• They’re simply pegged in place and most often positioned right up against the eye of hook.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 Oct. 2023
• Caregivers position the sling on one shoulder and place the baby in the pouch.
  — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 11 July 2023
• Not exactly where the team, and its fans, thought it would be positioned at this point of the season.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
• In addition, the court was shown a photo of the knife in Irizarry’s possession and how it was positioned in the car.
  — Danny Freeman, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
• To prevent against the Hail Mary, Miami positioned three of its defensive backs all the way back on the 15.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Each infant was positioned on the researcher’s lap about 30 cm (~11 in) from a translucent screen.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
• Firefighters positioned themselves to the west of the fire — downhill and closer to the ocean — and sprayed the flaming grass, Blackburn said.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
• Her coach positioned her on the second-to-last bench of the dragon boat, where her hands kept slipping off the paddle and became numb from the cold.
  — Alexandra Difani, oregonlive, 23 July 2023
• Schumer also positioned the Senate last month to act on what could be a two-year increase in the debt ceiling.
  — Tony Romm, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
• My grandfather is the one who gave me advice as a singer, how to position my voice, how to breathe so as not to hurt my vocal cords.
  — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2023
• Christie has positioned himself as the G.O.P. hopeful who is most willing to attack Trump.
  — Maya King, New York Times, 9 July 2023
• However, the memo also is not the first time that Trump has moved to position Biden as the enemy of democracy and not the other way around.
  — Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2024
• Ecco bought the novel in an auction, with a six-figure advance, and positioned it as one of their big debuts of 2022.
  — Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2023
• Fun fact: today the Earth is positioned at its farthest distance from the sun in its annual orbit but that won’t take an edge off the heat.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• Hopkin: The researchers positioned video cameras inside the birds’ nests.
  — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 12 May 2023
• Hamas could position their fighters in strongpoints, heavy buildings made of concrete and steel.
  — Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• Curtis positioned a giant, wall-leaning mirror beside the desk, on the far side of the space, to create the illusion of a larger room.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 8 May 2023
• For years, the Golden State was uniquely positioned at the forefront of the nation’s gun violence research.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
• The emerald-colored curved banquettes in the back of the room, plus the two-top tables closer up, are each positioned toward the bar and the stage, where, on a sneak-peek night, a singer in a floor-length sequin dress crooned.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024