How to Use cohesion in a Sentence

cohesion

noun
  • There was a lack of cohesion in the rebel army.
  • That is because the team lacks cohesion and looks split in half.
    Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The cohesion of the front four is taking shape, too.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
  • Group cohesion remains a long way off.
    Oliver Stuenkel, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Third, cohesion alone is not a safeguard.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
  • What can companies do to bring greater cohesion to their top team?
    Iese Business School, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • Brennan was the right hire, but the staff turnover could impact cohesion.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • With that comes more trust and better chemistry and cohesion.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
  • There was cohesion in the midfield.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In some cases, this stems more from a lack of internal cohesion than a lack of will.
    Carmine Di Sibio, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The need for housing was urgent, as well as new kinds of social cohesion.
    Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • And with only one defeat in the league so far, a sense of cohesion looks to have returned.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At some point, the top five must formalize to build cohesion within the unit.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • At the very least, the cohesion that brought them to each other is on its way to being restored.
    Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • There’s more cohesion on the floor and a firm emphasis on playing free.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • These pop-up style events will help address the need for healing and social cohesion.
    Tyler Olson, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • And those that sing and dance tend to have more social cohesion and more social networks?
    Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
  • So much shifting of emotional gears goes on in the movie, yet there’s a tonal cohesion.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Finally, think about cohesion from head to toe.
    Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 9 June 2026
  • Though the space is much darker than the rest of the home, the bold colors create a sense of cohesion.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2024
  • That’s a recipe for chaos at a time Springfield will require cohesion.
    John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Those Dubs lacked a rhythm, an identity, and any sense of cohesion.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • But now is the time for this whole league and every player out here to show cohesion and support for this whole thing.
    Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • But the drawback of such a method is a lack of cohesion and a sense that nothing is permanent.
    Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Spending time at the fountains could also be a form of social cohesion for the birds.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
  • Egos will not be polished but pushed to one side as Tuchel looks for chemistry and cohesion in his group.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • With a new right side of the offensive line, cohesion as a group will be most important.
    Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 28 July 2022
  • There was no cohesion and nothing to connect the house to the yard or one part of the yard to another.
    Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • There was no cohesion to the offense, just role confusion.
    Cj Moore, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Is there enough cohesion and unity in Europe for this type of thing to happen?
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 July 2025

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