How to Use methodical in a Sentence

methodical

adjective

• She's a slow and methodical worker, and her drawings reflect the extra care she takes.
• Their methodical review of the evidence exposed some problems with the study's findings.
• The Jaguars scored again, this time on a more methodical march.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2022
• The key has been slow and steady methodical work on his game and body.
  — Don Norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• But over the course of the season, the Chiefs were a methodical team and the Eagles don’t mind playing that way.
  — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
• But Jackson’s rise to the court has been slow and methodical.
  — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022
• The Taurus moon gives you the foresight to make methodical plans for long-term goals.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
• The process is methodical — Eli ingests the drug cocktail in three parts — and the mood is anxious and sad.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2022
• That will be a slow and methodical process to make sure our players are ready.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 12 Aug. 2020
• As Gaines notes, just the methodical process of weaving on a look is a rhythm in itself.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 11 Sep. 2020
• In other words, it’s one of the most delicate and methodical sports in the world.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Sep. 2020
• There's a very methodical approach to what Rick did and what others did as to how to get them out.
  — Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2022
• Not much can stop or slow the methodical pace of world shipping.
  — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021
• The clock management on the methodical 97-yard drive at the end of the first half was excellent.
  — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Sep. 2021
• The stylistic fit doesn’t make a ton of sense, as Griner’s pace is more methodical than what the Dream should be aiming for.
  — Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 31 Jan. 2025
• Butler wants to slow the game and be more methodical in its approach.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2023
• Both teams are methodical on offense, working the clock for the best shot.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2021
• The state of play today is Russia is making methodical advances both in the north and the south.
  — Peter Bergen, CNN, 4 May 2022
• His fluid had to be a whole lot slower and a bit more methodical.
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
• South Oak Cliff’s defense isn’t the type to allow a methodical drive.
  — Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
• The methodical drive ended with a five-yard run by Justin Herbert for a score.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
• Was the game plan going to be control the time, control the clock, and have those long plays, methodical drives that would chew up a lot of game clock?
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2021
• The Packers will be able to control the game with a methodical running game.
  — Cameron Dasilva, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 17 Jan. 2020
• Inside the house, camera footage showed the entry team’s methodical pace as lawmen worked their way from the front of the house.
  — Joe Robertson, kansascity, 5 May 2018
• DeWine has said the killers were methodical and worked to cover their tracks, making the case even more complex.
  — Chris Graves and Bob Strickley, Cincinnati.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• Ryle came right back with a methodical clock-eating drive that ended with Chisholm’s third TD of the night, from three yards out, with 3:38 to go in the third.
  — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• The ascension is methodical as well, with each side of the tower the same and each corner marked by a broad soft curve.
  — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
• Curry’s methodical march from the song’s first half is no more.
  — Khari Nixon, SPIN, 30 June 2022
• The British soldiers fought in red uniforms with orderly precision and methodical execution; Marion fought in camouflage from trees and bushes.
  — Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
• On moderately difficult tasks, SR models' methodical approach gave them an edge.
  — ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025