Examples of situate in a Sentence
Verb
They decided to situate the new office building near the airport.
We situated ourselves in the seats nearest the exit.
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Revolution Wind, which is situated off the coast of Rhode Island, will deliver power to the Rhode Island–Connecticut region, the company developing the project announced in a recent press release.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Add Accent Trees To add beauty and additional shade to a front yard, carefully situate accent trees between the street and the house.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023
Verb
Her characters were situated outside of time and fashion, and this—along with how dismissible women’s stories have always been—was what led the once-bestseller to fall from favor mid-career in the 1960s.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Revolution Wind, which is situated off the coast of Rhode Island, will deliver power to the Rhode Island–Connecticut region, the company developing the project announced in a recent press release.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Situate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/situate. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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