How to Use physical in a Sentence
- There was no physical evidence of the crime.
- No physical contact with other players is allowed in the game.
- The program is designed to address both physical and emotional health.
- He has an unusual physical appearance.
- Their relationship was purely physical.
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The stress of it all took a physical toll.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
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This was to be the bot’s physical body.
—Brittany Wallman updated March 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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His team is very tough, very physical.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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This was physical from the jump.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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The physical tools are all there.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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The physical traits are all there.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Art is not just a physical good, but a who, what, where, and when.
—Adam Ozimek, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
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And that’s just the physical part.
—Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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But this team is physical on both sides of the football.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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This bet has now paid off as the project has taken physical shape.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
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That was the first card in a match that's been pretty physical.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
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Long daily walks for your physical and mental health are here to stay.
—Kristine Thomason, SELF, 12 July 2023
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Tyler pressed Reedus on the physical nature of his job.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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But are the physical changes compelling enough?
—Bob O’Donnell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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That said, there are valid reasons why investors are drawn to physical gold right now.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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So much for the physical problems which can present in younger footballers.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Later, things get tense, with both of them getting bloody as their rift turns physical.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
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But the art of physical scorekeeping isn’t just for old-timers.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The physical toll of grief is immense, Henke said.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
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Soon after, the physical name on the building was changed.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 14 June 2026
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That’s when his age showed in physical and verbal stumbles.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Their quantum spread is far larger than their physical size.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
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Financial health, like physical health, is built through steady habits over time.
—Charlyn Tanner, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
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Can’t wait for the physical editions?
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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The threat of physical violence lurks in the air.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 May 2026
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Get a physical to check your overall health.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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The deal is still subject to a physical.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
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There is a physical to be passed and a couple of other things.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
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Smith said the growth this spring had more to do with the mental side of the game than the physical.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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Does that make sense for physicals and mentals to go in yet for socials to come out?
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
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Fans of the night sky say that carries harms that transcend the physical.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022
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The trade failed to go through after Williams failed a physical.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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The move is pending a physical.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
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The deal is pending a physical.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
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The deal is pending a physical.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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The move is pending a physical.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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The deal is pending a physical.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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Brown will need to pass a physical in order for the deal to be finalized.
—Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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The deal is pending a physical, and the club has not announced the signing.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
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In most cases, teams are able to rescind trades when players fail physicals.
—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
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Soon, a team of doctors and nurses arrived to give them physicals.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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With in-depth physicals, that could be safely extended at least five years.
—WSJ, 8 July 2023
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His deal, pending a physical, will include a player opt-out after the first year.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2023
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That role now goes to Lamm, who must pass a physical with the team to make the signing official.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
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The deal, which is pending a physical, has not been confirmed by the Brewers.
—Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023
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Free-diving works the whole body, yet its rewards extend far beyond the physical.
—Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
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The Tigers have not confirmed the signing, which is pending a physical.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2022
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That includes 20 hours behind the wheel, plus four permit tests and a physical.
—Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022
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He was traded to the Cardinals and failed his physical.
—CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
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While some have a physical on and off switch, others come with a remote to make changing colors and settings easy.
—Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 4 Oct. 2022
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When a player fails a physical after a trade, he is returned and the other team gets their players and/or draft picks back.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
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Second-round Aaron Zavala took a bonus well below slot over back issues found on his physical.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
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Not just on the physical, but on a spiritual level and beyond.
—Lucas Villa, Allure, 14 Apr. 2022
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Similarly, many of us go to our doctors for a yearly physical.
—Nancy K Schlossberg, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Main camp opens with physicals on Wednesday and the first on-ice sessions on Thursday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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